WWI U-boats
U 98
Type | U 93 | ||||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 262) | ||||||||
Ordered | 15 Sep 1915 | ||||||||
Launched | 28 Feb 1917 | ||||||||
Commissioned | 31 May 1917 | ||||||||
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Career | 5 patrols | ||||||||
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Successes | 3 ships sunk with a total of 1,750 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 5,430 tons. (View ships hit by U 98) | ||||||||
Fate | 16 Jan 1919 - Surrendered. Broken up at Blyth in 1919-20. |
There was another U 98 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 31 Aug 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Oct 1940. Take a look at U 98 from WWII.