WWI U-boats

UB 117

Type UB III
ShipyardBlohm & Voss, Hamburg (Werk 323)
Ordered 23 Sep 1916
Launched 21 Nov 1917
Commissioned 6 Jun 1918
Commanders
6 Jun 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Kptlt. Erwin Waßner (Pour le Mérite)
Career 3 patrols
24 Aug 1918 - 4 Oct 1918 Flandern I Flotilla
4 Oct 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 II Flotilla
Successes5 ships sunk with a total of 9,342 tons. (View ships hit by UB 117)
Fate 22 Nov 1918 - Surrendered. Broken up at Felixstowe 1919-20..

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