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| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 206) |
| Ordered | 2 Feb 1913 | Laid down | 7 Feb 1914 |
| Launched | 24 Jun 1915 | Commissioned | 4 Sep 1915 |
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| Career | 6 patrols |
4 Mar 1916 - 23 Jul 1917 IV Flotilla
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| Successes | 31 ships sunk with a total of 102,875 tons.
1 ship damaged with a total of 1,648 tons. |
| Fate | 11 Jul 1917 - Last contact on July 11, 1917 while en route to patrol station off Ireland. 40 dead (all hands lost).
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| Loss possibly linked to D/C attack on July 12 off Norway. The German official history notes an U-boat was operating through at least July 26 in the Irish Sea at this time that could only have been U 69, though this does not offer a cause for her loss. |
See the 32 ships hit by U 69
There was another U 69 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 19 Sep 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 2 Nov 1940. Take a look at the U 69 from WWII. |
