WWI U-boats
UB 59
Type | UB III | ||||||
Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 271) | ||||||
Ordered | 20 May 1916 | ||||||
Laid down | 13 Sep 1916 | ||||||
Launched | 7 Jul 1917 | ||||||
Commissioned | 25 Aug 1917 | ||||||
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Career | 5 patrols | ||||||
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Successes | 6 ships sunk with a total of 7,336 tons. 2 ships damaged with a total of 12,413 tons. 1 ship sunk with a total of 1,025 tons. (View ships hit by UB 59) | ||||||
Fate | 5 Oct 1918 - Scuttled at Zeebrugge in position 51.19N, 03.12E during the German evacuation from Belgium.. |