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UB 52
Type | UB III | ||||
| Shipyard | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 297) | ||||
| Ordered | 20 May 1916 | Laid down | |||
| Launched | 8 Mar 1917 | Commissioned | 9 Aug 1917 | ||
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| Career | 4 patrols | ||||
| 13 Oct 1917 - 23 May 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer I Flotilla |
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| Successes | 12 ships sunk for a total of 41,411 tons. 5 ships damaged for a total of 27,076 tons. | ||||
| Fate | 23 May 1918 - Torpedoed by HM Sub H4 in Otranto Strait at 4136N 1852E. 32 dead and 2 survivors. | ||||
| Survivors were Otto Launburg and Heinrich Klein, the helmsman |