WWI U-boats

U 90

 

Type

U 87

Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig  (Werk 34)
Ordered 23 Jun 1915 Laid down 29 Dec 1915 
Launched 12 Jan 1917 Commissioned 2 Aug 1917 
Commanders
2 Aug 1917 - 31 Jul 1918  Kptlt. Walter Remy
1 Aug 1918 - 31 Aug 1918  Oblt. Helmut Patzig
1 Sep 1918 - 11 Nov 1918  Kptlt. Heinrich Jeß
Career 7 patrols
10 Sep 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 III Flotilla
Successes30 ships sunk with a total of 74,175 tons.
2 ships damaged with a total of 8,594 tons. 
Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Bo'ness in 1919-20.  

See the 32 ships hit by U 90


There was another U 90 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 25 Oct 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 20 Dec 1941. Take a look at the U 90 from WWII.

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