WWI U-boats
U 68
| Type | U 66 | ||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 205) | ||||
| Ordered | 2 Feb 1913 | ||||
| Laid down | 31 Dec 1913 | ||||
| Launched | 1 Jun 1915 | ||||
| Commissioned | 17 Aug 1915 | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | ||||
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| Successes | No successes | ||||
| Fate | 22 Mar 1916 - Sunk by gunfire from Q-Ship Farnborough SW Ireland 51.54N 10.53W. 38 dead (all hands lost). | ||||
There was another U 68 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Oct 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 11 Feb 1941. Take a look at U 68 from WWII.