WWI U-boats
U 26
Type | U 23 | |||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 180) | |||||||
Ordered | 18 Mar 1911 | |||||||
Laid down | 31 May 1912 | |||||||
Launched | 16 Oct 1913 | |||||||
Commissioned | 20 May 1914 | |||||||
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Career | 1 patrol | |||||||
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Successes | 3 ships sunk with a total of 3,700 tons. 2 warships sunk with a total of 11,375 tons. (View ships hit by U 26) | |||||||
Fate | 30 Aug 1915 - Mined off Hanko, Finland. Date of loss is approximate.. 30 dead (all hands lost). |
The wreck of U 26 was discovered by Finnish divers in May 2014.
2 June 2014
The wreck of SM U-26 has been discovered. See the press release from the team who found her.
There was another U 26 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Mar 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 6 May 1936. Take a look at U 26 from WWII.