WWI U-boats
UB 78
Type | UB III | ||||||||
Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 307) | ||||||||
Ordered | 23 Sep 1916 | ||||||||
Launched | 2 Jun 1917 | ||||||||
Commissioned | 20 Oct 1917 | ||||||||
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Career | 5 patrols | ||||||||
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Successes | 2 ships sunk with a total of 1,241 tons. 2 ships damaged with a total of 7,040 tons. (View ships hit by UB 78) | ||||||||
Fate | 19 Apr 1918 - Mined off Dover in position 51.01N 01.17E on April 19, 1918. 35 dead (all hands lost). |
The wreck of UB 78 has been discovered and identified by local divers.
Previously recorded fate
Rammed by Queen Alexandra W of Cherbourg at 4949N 0140W. This attack accounted for the UC 78.