WWI U-boats
U 31
| Type | U 31 | ||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 191) | ||||
| Ordered | 29 Mar 1912 | ||||
| Laid down | 12 Oct 1912 | ||||
| Launched | 7 Jan 1914 | ||||
| Commissioned | 18 Sep 1914 | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | ||||
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| Successes | No successes | ||||
| Fate | 13 Jan 1915 - Final fate unknown. Possibly mined off E coast of UK. The wreck of U 31 was located and identified in the North Sea in 2015. Date of loss is approximate.. 31 dead (all hands lost). | ||||
There was a wartime rumor that the British had found this boat on the surface with the all the crew dead (from gas poisoning) and then towed the boat to a British base. This rumor is not true.
There was another U 31 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Sep 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 28 Dec 1936. Take a look at U 31 from WWII.