WWI U-boats

U 57

 

Type

U 57

Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen  (Werk 212)
Ordered 6 Oct 1914 Laid down 25 Aug 1915 
Launched 29 Apr 1916 Commissioned 6 Jul 1916 
Commanders
6 Jul 1916 - 19 Dec 1917   Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg
20 Dec 1917 - 6 Mar 1918   Günther Sperling
7 Mar 1918 - 11 Nov 1918   Walter Stein
Career 7 patrols
7 Jul 1916 - 11 Nov 1918 II Flotilla
Successes55 ships sunk for a total of 91,462 tons.
5 ships sunk for a total of 10,157 tons.
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,250 tons. 
Fate 24 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Cherburg in 1921.  

See the 61 ships hit by U 57


There was another U 57 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 3 Sep 1938 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 29 Dec 1938. Take a look at the U 57 from WWII.

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