WWI U-boats

U 25

 

Type

U 23

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 179)
Ordered 18 Mar 1911 Laid down 7 May 1912 
Launched 12 Jul 1913 Commissioned 9 May 1914 
Commanders
1 Aug 1914 - 15 Sep 1915   Otto Wünsche
Career 3 patrols
start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 training Flotilla
1 Aug 1914 - end date unknown IV Flotilla
Successes21 ships sunk for a total of 14,145 tons.
1 ship damaged for a total of 122 tons. 
Fate 23 Feb 1919 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherburg in 1921-2.  

See the 22 ships hit by U 25


There was another U 25 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 14 Feb 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 6 Apr 1936. Take a look at the U 25 from WWII.

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