WWI U-boats
U 54
Type | U 51 | ||||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 236) | ||||||||
Ordered | 23 Aug 1914 | ||||||||
Laid down | 18 Mar 1915 | ||||||||
Launched | 22 Feb 1916 | ||||||||
Commissioned | 25 May 1916 | ||||||||
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Career | 12 patrols | ||||||||
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Successes | 26 ships sunk with a total of 66,713 tons. 4 ships damaged with a total of 17,847 tons. 1 warship sunk with a total of 1,290 tons. (View ships hit by U 54) | ||||||||
Fate | 24 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to Italy. Broken up at Taranto in May 1919.. |
There was another U 54 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Aug 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 23 Sep 1939. Take a look at U 54 from WWII.