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| Shipyard | A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 253) |
| Ordered | 15 Sep 1915 | Laid down | 12 Aug 1916 |
| Launched | 12 May 1917 | Commissioned | 18 Jun 1917 |
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| Career | 7 patrols |
5 Aug 1917 - 30 Sep 1918 II Flotilla
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| Successes | 5 ships sunk with a total of 9,340 tons.
1 ship damaged with a total of 10,757 tons. |
| Fate | 30 Sep 1918 - Mined in the Northern Barrage east of the Orkney Islands while homebound about September 28 to 30, 1918.. 42 dead (all hands lost).
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| The wreck of U 102 was located by a sonar sweep in 2006. Information to confirm the identification was obtained by divers in 2007. |
See the 6 ships hit by U 102
There was another U 102 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 21 Mar 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 27 Apr 1940. Take a look at the U 102 from WWII. |
