WWI U-boats

U 29

 

Type

U 27

Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig  (Werk 19)
Ordered 19 Feb 1912 Laid down  
Launched 11 Oct 1913 Commissioned 1 Aug 1914 
Commanders
1 Aug 1914 - 15 Feb 1915  Kptlt. Wilhelm Plange
16 Feb 1915 - 18 Mar 1915  Kptlt. Otto Weddigen
Career 1 patrols
start date unknown - 18 Mar 1915 IV Flotilla
Successes4 ships sunk with a total of 12,934 tons.
2 ships damaged with a total of 4,317 tons. 
Fate 18 Mar 1915 - Rammed by HMS Dreadnough in Pentland Firth. Sank 5820N 0057E. 32 dead (all hands lost).  

See the 6 ships hit by U 29


There was another U 29 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 29 Aug 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 16 Nov 1936. Take a look at the U 29 from WWII.

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