WWI U-boats

U 72

 

Type

UE 1

Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg  (Werk 56)
Ordered 6 Jan 1915 Laid down  
Launched 31 Oct 1915 Commissioned 26 Jan 1916 
Commanders
28 Jan 1916 - 17 Jul 1917   Ernst Krafft
18 Jul 1917 - 5 Nov 1917   Johannes Feldkirchner
6 Nov 1917 - 31 Dec 1917   Erich Schulze
1 Jan 1918 - 31 Oct 1918   Hermann Bohm
Career 4 patrols
11 Apr 1916 - 17 Sep 1916 I Flotilla
17 Sep 1916 - 1 Nov 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer II Flotilla
Successes21 ships sunk for a total of 38,596 tons.
5 ships damaged for a total of 21,513 tons. 
Fate 1 Nov 1918 - Scuttled during the evacuation of Cattaro in position 42.30N, 18.41E .  

See the 26 ships hit by U 72


There was another U 72 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Nov 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 4 Jan 1941. Take a look at the U 72 from WWII.

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