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UB 8
Type | UB I | ||||
| Shipyard | Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 246) | ||||
| Ordered | 15 Nov 1914 | Laid down | 4 Dec 1914 | ||
| Launched | Commissioned | 23 Apr 1915 | |||
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| Career | 14 patrols | ||||
| 23 May 1915 - 4 Jun 1915 Pola Flotilla 4 Jun 1915 - 25 May 1916 Constantinople Flotilla |
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| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 19,380 tons. | ||||
| Fate | 25 Feb 1919 - Surrendered to France. Broken up at Bizerta in August 1921. | ||||
| UB 8 was transferred to Bulgaria on May 25, 1916. |