WWI U-boats

U 41

 

Type

U 31

Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel  (Werk 201)
Ordered 12 Jun 1912 Laid down 22 Apr 1913 
Launched 10 Oct 1914 Commissioned 1 Feb 1915 
Commanders
1 Feb 1915 - 24 Sep 1915   Claus Hansen
Career 4 patrols
start date unknown - 24 Sep 1916 II Flotilla
Successes28 ships sunk for a total of 58,648 tons.
1 ship damaged for a total of 4,409 tons.
1 ship taken as prize for a total of 355 tons. 
Fate 24 Sep 1915 - Sunk by gunfire from Q-Ship Baralong in Western Approaches 49.10N 07.23W.. 35 dead and 2 survivors. 

See the 30 ships hit by U 41


There was another U 41 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 28 Jan 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 22 Apr 1939. Take a look at the U 41 from WWII.

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