WWI U-boats
U 8
| Type | U 5 | ||||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 150) | ||||||
| Ordered | 8 Apr 1908 | ||||||
| Laid down | 19 May 1909 | ||||||
| Launched | 14 Mar 1911 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 18 Jun 1911 | ||||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | ||||||
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| Successes | 5 ships sunk with a total of 15,049 tons. (View ships hit by U 8) | ||||||
| Fate | 4 Mar 1915 - Trapped in nets, forced to surface and scuttled under gunfire from HMS Gurkha and Maori at position 50.56N, 01.15E.. 29 survivors (No casualties). | ||||||
There was another U 8 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Jul 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 5 Aug 1935. Take a look at U 8 from WWII.