WWI U-boats

U 22

Type U 19
ShipyardKaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 16)
Ordered 25 Nov 1910
Laid down 14 Nov 1911
Launched 6 Mar 1913
Commissioned 25 Nov 1913
Commanders
25 Nov 1913 - 22 Aug 1916 Kptlt. Bruno Hoppe
23 Aug 1916 - 31 May 1917 Oblt. Karl Scherb
1 Jun 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 Oblt. (R) Hinrich Hermann Hashagen
Career 14 patrols
1 Aug 1914 - 23 Aug 1916 III Flotilla
23 Aug 1916 - 16 Mar 1917 Baltic Flotilla
16 Mar 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 III Flotilla
Successes43 ships sunk with a total of 46,550 tons.
3 ships damaged with a total of 8,988 tons.
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 1,170 tons. (View ships hit by U 22)
Fate 1 Dec 1918 - Surrendered..

There was another U 22 in World War Two
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 29 Jul 1936 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 20 Aug 1936. Take a look at U 22 from WWII.


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