WWI U-boats
U 93
| Type | U 93 | ||||||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 257) | ||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Sep 1915 | ||||||||
| Laid down | 12 Jan 1916 | ||||||||
| Launched | 15 Dec 1916 | ||||||||
| Commissioned | 10 Feb 1917 | ||||||||
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| Career | 5 patrols | ||||||||
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| Successes | 34 ships sunk with a total of 87,872 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 12,628 tons. (View ships hit by U 93) | ||||||||
| Fate | 17 Jan 1918 - Lost by apparent internal explosion on or after January 17, 1918 off Hardleot, France . 43 dead (all hands lost). | ||||||||
U 93 was assigned to operate along the French coast between the Channel Islands and Penmarch. The last contact with her was on January 5th, 1918 though sinkings show she active through at least the 15th.
Previously recorded fate
Rammed by SS Braeneil off the Lizard in position 49.59N, 05.12W. U 93 could not have been at spot at the time of the ramming.
There was another U 93 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 8 Jun 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 30 Jul 1940. Take a look at U 93 from WWII.