WWI U-boats
UB 56
Type | UB III | ||||
Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 268) | ||||
Ordered | 20 May 1916 | ||||
Laid down | 5 Sep 1916 | ||||
Launched | 11 May 1917 | ||||
Commissioned | 19 Jul 1917 | ||||
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Career | 4 patrols | ||||
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Successes | 4 ships sunk with a total of 5,387 tons. (View ships hit by UB 56) | ||||
Fate | 19 Dec 1917 - Mined in the Strait of Dover and sank 50°58’N, 1°21’E. 37 dead (all hands lost). |