WWI U-boats
UB 68
Type | UB III | ||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 286) | ||||||
Ordered | 20 May 1916 | ||||||
Launched | 4 Jul 1917 | ||||||
Commissioned | 5 Oct 1917 | ||||||
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Career | 5 patrols | ||||||
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Successes | 5 ships sunk with a total of 10,709 tons. 4 ships damaged with a total of 23,788 tons. (View ships hit by UB 68) | ||||||
Fate | 4 Oct 1918 - Encountered technical problems while attacking a convoy which forced her to the surface, then shelled and sunk at 33°56’N 16°20’E. 4 dead and 33 survivors. |