WWI U-boats

UB 80

Type UB III
ShipyardA.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 280)
Ordered 23 Sep 1916
Laid down 12 May 1917
Launched 6 Jan 1918
Commissioned 14 Feb 1918
Commanders
8 Sep 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 Kptlt. Max Viebeg (Pour le Mérite)
Career 10 patrols
6 Nov 1917 - 7 Oct 1918 Flandern I Flotilla
7 Oct 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 II Flotilla
Successes20 ships sunk with a total of 35,478 tons.
5 ships damaged with a total of 26,322 tons. (View ships hit by UB 80)
Fate 26 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to Italy. Broken up at La Spezia in May 1919..

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