WWI U-boats
U 53
Type | U 51 | ||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 235) | ||||||
Ordered | 23 Aug 1914 | ||||||
Laid down | 17 Mar 1915 | ||||||
Launched | 1 Feb 1916 | ||||||
Commissioned | 22 Apr 1916 | ||||||
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Career | 13 patrols | ||||||
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Successes | 87 ships sunk with a total of 224,314 tons. 10 ships damaged with a total of 46,339 tons. 1 warship sunk with a total of 1,050 tons. (View ships hit by U 53) | ||||||
Fate | 1 Dec 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Swansea in 1922. |
There was another U 53 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 May 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 24 Jun 1939. Take a look at U 53 from WWII.