WWI U-boats
UB 41
Type | UB II | ||||||||
Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 265) | ||||||||
Ordered | 22 Jul 1915 | ||||||||
Launched | 6 May 1916 | ||||||||
Commissioned | 25 Aug 1916 | ||||||||
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Career | 13 patrols | ||||||||
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Successes | 8 ships sunk with a total of 8,387 tons. 2 ships damaged with a total of 641 tons. 1 ship taken as prize with a total of 259 tons. (View ships hit by UB 41) | ||||||||
Fate | 5 Oct 1917 - Mined north of Scarborough, England. 24 dead (all hands lost). |
The wreck of UB 41 was discovered in August 2003.
Previously recorded fate
Presumed lost in a minefield off Scarborough at 5418N 0021W. The actual location of the wreck suggests the specifics of the often-cited claim are incorrect.