WWI U-boats
UC 65
Type | UC II | ||||||||
Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 281) | ||||||||
Ordered | 12 Jan 1916 | ||||||||
Launched | 8 Jul 1916 | ||||||||
Commissioned | 7 Nov 1916 | ||||||||
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Career | 11 patrols | ||||||||
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Successes | 105 ships sunk with a total of 116,218 tons. 11 ships damaged with a total of 68,516 tons. 1 warship sunk with a total of 11,000 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 850 tons. (View ships hit by UC 65) | ||||||||
Fate | 3 Nov 1917 - Torpedoed by HM Sub C15 at 50°31’N 00°27’E. 23 dead and 5 survivors. |
The wreck of UC 65 has been located in recent years.