WWI U-boats
UB 39
| Type | UB II | ||||||
| Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 263) | ||||||
| Ordered | 22 Jul 1915 | ||||||
| Launched | 29 Dec 1915 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 28 Apr 1916 | ||||||
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| Career | 14 patrols | ||||||
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| Successes | 93 ships sunk with a total of 89,998 tons. 4 ships damaged with a total of 7,215 tons. (View ships hit by UB 39) | ||||||
| Fate | 7 May 1917 - Lost east of the Sandettie Bank at position 51.20N, 02.09E on about May 7, 1917. 24 dead (all hands lost). | ||||||
The wreck has been located and identified by local divers. The exact cause of loss is uncertain though loss to a mine is likely. Additional research in 2007 has established that UB 39 was mined while homebound, not outbound as thought after the wreck was identified.
Previously recorded fate
Claims that UB 39 was mined on May 15, 1917 are incorrect.