WWI U-boats
UB 72
Type | UB III | |||||||
Shipyard | Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 96) | |||||||
Ordered | 23 Sep 1916 | |||||||
Launched | 30 Jul 1917 | |||||||
Commissioned | 9 Sep 1917 | |||||||
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Career | 5 patrols | |||||||
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Successes | 5 ships sunk with a total of 10,551 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 3,358 tons. (View ships hit by UB 72) | |||||||
Fate | 12 May 1918 - Torpedoed by HM Sub D4 at 50°08’N 2°41’W. 32 dead and 3 survivors. |