WWI U-boats

U 49

 

Type

U 43

Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig  (Werk 27)
Ordered 4 Aug 1914 Laid down  
Launched 26 Nov 1915 Commissioned 31 May 1916 
Commanders
31 May 1916 - 11 Sep 1917   Richard Hartmann
Career 6 patrols
7 Aug 1916 - 11 Sep 1917 III Flotilla
Successes38 ships sunk for a total of 86,320 tons.
2 ships damaged for a total of 2,609 tons.
1 ship taken as prize for a total of 566 tons. 
Fate 11 Sep 1917 - Rammed in Biscay and sunk by gunfire from SS British Transport at 4617N 1442W. 43 dead (all hands lost). 

See the 41 ships hit by U 49


There was another U 49 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 24 Jun 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 12 Aug 1939. Take a look at the U 49 from WWII.

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