WWI U-boats

U 82

Type U 81
ShipyardGermaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 252)
Ordered 23 Jun 1915
Laid down 31 Aug 1915
Launched 1 Jul 1916
Commissioned 16 Sep 1916
Commanders
16 Sep 1916 - 29 Apr 1918 Kptlt. Hans Adam (Pour le Mérite)
30 Apr 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Kptlt. Heinrich Middendorff
Career 11 patrols
21 Nov 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla
Successes36 ships sunk with a total of 108,310 tons.
3 ships damaged with a total of 32,914 tons. (View ships hit by U 82)
Fate 16 Jan 1919 - Surrendered. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20.

There was another U 82 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Mar 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 14 May 1941. Take a look at U 82 from WWII.


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