WWI U-boats
U 36
| Type | U 31 | ||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 196) | ||||
| Ordered | 29 Mar 1912 | ||||
| Laid down | 2 Jan 1913 | ||||
| Launched | 6 Jun 1914 | ||||
| Commissioned | 14 Nov 1914 | ||||
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| Career | 2 patrols | ||||
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| Successes | 14 ships sunk with a total of 12,674 tons. 3 ships taken as prize with a total of 3,466 tons. (View ships hit by U 36) | ||||
| Fate | 24 Jul 1915 - Sunk by gunfire from Q-Ship Prince Charles off the Hebrides 59°07’N, 5°30’W. 18 dead and 15 survivors. | ||||
This was the first U-boat to be sunk by a Q-Ship (HMS Prince Charles commanded by Lieutenant Mark Wardlaw RN).
There was another U 36 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Nov 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 16 Dec 1936. Take a look at U 36 from WWII.