WWI U-boats

U 36

Type U 31
ShipyardGermaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 196)
Ordered 29 Mar 1912
Laid down 2 Jan 1913
Launched 6 Jun 1914
Commissioned 14 Nov 1914
Commanders
14 Nov 1914 - 24 Jul 1915 Kptlt. Ernst Graeff
Career 2 patrols
unknown start - 24 Jul 1915 II Flotilla
Successes14 ships sunk with a total of 12,674 tons.
3 ships taken as prize with a total of 3,466 tons. (View ships hit by U 36)
Fate 24 Jul 1915 - Sunk by gunfire from Q-Ship Prince Charles off the Hebrides 59°07’N, 5°30’W. 18 dead and 15 survivors.

This was the first U-boat to be sunk by a Q-Ship (HMS Prince Charles commanded by Lieutenant Mark Wardlaw RN).

There was another U 36 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 4 Nov 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 16 Dec 1936. Take a look at U 36 from WWII.


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