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WWI U-boats

UB 55

Type UB III
ShipyardA.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 267)
Ordered 20 May 1916
Laid down 5 Sep 1916
Launched 20 Apr 1917
Commissioned 1 Jul 1917
Commanders
1 Jul 1917 - 22 Apr 1918 Kptlt. Ralph Wenninger (Pour le Mérite)
Career 7 patrols
30 Aug 1917 - 22 Apr 1918 Flandern Flotilla
Successes21 ships sunk with a total of 26,598 tons.
2 ships damaged with a total of 12,809 tons. (View ships hit by UB 55)
Fate 22 Apr 1918 - Mined while outbound in Strait of Dover. Sank at 51°01’N 1°20’E. 30 dead and 6 survivors.

The wreck was located and identified by Royal Navy divers during the war.


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