WWI U-boats
U 55
Type | U 51 | ||||||||
Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 237) | ||||||||
Ordered | 23 Aug 1914 | ||||||||
Laid down | 28 Dec 1914 | ||||||||
Launched | 18 Mar 1916 | ||||||||
Commissioned | 8 Jun 1916 | ||||||||
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Career | 14 patrols | ||||||||
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Successes | 64 ships sunk with a total of 133,742 tons. 7 ships damaged with a total of 26,161 tons. 2 ships taken as prize with a total of 3,466 tons. (View ships hit by U 55) | ||||||||
Fate | 26 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to Japan. In japanese service as the O3 1920-21. Dismantled at Sasebo Navy Yard between March and June 1921. In 1923 she was briefly re-commissioned as Auxiliary Vessel No. 2538.. |
There was another U 55 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 19 Oct 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 21 Nov 1939. Take a look at U 55 from WWII.