WWI U-boats

UC 37

 

Type

UC II

Shipyard Blohm & Voss, Hamburg  (Werk 278)
Ordered 20 Nov 1915 Laid down  
Launched 5 Jun 1916 Commissioned 17 Oct 1916 
Commanders
13 Oct 1916 - 1 Jul 1917   Otto Launburg
2 Jul 1917 - 9 Jan 1918   Willy List
10 Jan 1918 - 14 Nov 1918   Otto Kümpel
Career 13 patrols
12 Jan 1917 - 18 Jul 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer II Flotilla
18 Jul 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Constantinople Flotilla
Successes66 ships sunk for a total of 86,005 tons.
5 ships damaged for a total of 20,829 tons.
1 ship damaged for a total of 7,350 tons. 
Fate 25 Nov 1918 - Disarmed at Sevastopol. Surrendered at Malta in 1919. Broken up in 1920..  

See the 72 ships hit by UC 37


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