WWI U-boats

U 151

 

Type

U 151

Shipyard Reiherstiegw., Hamburg  
Ordered 29 Nov 1916 Laid down  
Launched 4 Apr 1917 Commissioned 21 Jul 1917 
Commanders
21 Jul 1917 - 26 Dec 1917  KrvKpt. Waldemar Kophamel
27 Dec 1917 - 11 Nov 1918  KrvKpt. Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff
Career 4 patrols
21 Jul 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 U-Kreuzer Flotilla
Successes34 ships sunk with a total of 88,395 tons.
5 ships damaged with a total of 11,089 tons.
1 ship damaged with a total of 1,025 tons. 
Fate - Surrendered to France at Cherburg. Sunk as target ship at Cherburg on 7 June, 1921..  

See the 40 ships hit by U 151


There was another U 151 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Dec 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 15 Jan 1941. Take a look at the U 151 from WWII.

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