WWI U-boats

UB 57

 

Type

UB III

Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen  (Werk 269)
Ordered 20 May 1916 Laid down 13 Sep 1916 
Launched 20 Jun 1917 Commissioned 30 Jul 1917 
Commanders
3 Jul 1917 - 1 Jan 1918  Kptlt. Otto Steinbrinck
2 Jan 1918 - 14 Aug 1918  Oblt. Johannes Lohs
Career 11 patrols
20 Sep 1917 - 14 Aug 1918 Flandern I Flotilla
Successes47 ships sunk for a total of 129,173 tons.
10 ships damaged for a total of 58,990 tons. 
Fate 14 Aug 1918 - Mined off the Flanders coast on August 14, 1918. 34 dead (all hands lost). 

The bodies of Lohs and several other crewmembers washed ashore on August 22, 1918.

Previously recorded fate
The commonly listed loss position of 51.56N, 02.02E is incorrect.

See the 57 ships hit by UB 57


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