WWI U-boats
U 117
| Type | UE 2 | ||||
| Shipyard | Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 91) | ||||
| Ordered | 27 May 1916 | ||||
| Launched | 10 Dec 1917 | ||||
| Commissioned | 28 Mar 1918 | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | ||||
| Successes | 20 ships sunk with a total of 27,459 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 12,845 tons. 1 warship damaged with a total of 18,000 tons. (View ships hit by U 117) | ||||
| Fate | 21 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to the USA. Used for exhibitions along the Atlantic coast. Sunk on 21 June, 1921 near Cape Charles, Virginia during tests.. | ||||
There was another U 117 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Jul 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 25 Oct 1941. Take a look at U 117 from WWII.