U-118

Found this nice pic of U-118, while I was searching for a pic of U-995. Anyone knows some facts about this Submarine?



Best wishes,
Che.

 

From u-boat.net:

WWI U-boats
U 118
Type UE 2
Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 92)
Ordered 27 May, 1916 Laid down
Launched 23 Feb, 1918 Commissioned 8 May, 1918
Commanders 8 May, 1918 - 11 Nov, 1918 Herbert Strohwasser

Career 1 patrols start date unknown - 11 Nov, 1918 I Flotilla

Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 10.439 tons (warships excluded).
Fate 23 Feb, 1919 - Surrendered. To have been transferred to France, but the tow parted and she went aground off Hastings on April 15, 1919. Broken up .

Photos of U 118 ashore at Hastings are common. Often, however, the boat in these pictures is incorrectly called UB 118

 

i never thought that the germans had more than 100 subs during world war I

 

They had much more than 100 subs: 375 total.

 

wow, never had an idea it was so much

 

Given the amount of damage the WW1 U-boats did to the British merchant fleet, the large number of boats isn't really usrprising.

 

i don't know much about WWI so i'm learning here with every post

 

Let me give u a sumery the germans and there friends sat in one trench then the french,brits and latter americans sat in there trench and shot at each other once in awhile

 

exept on christmas, they would run to each other over barb wire and mines to exchange presents , off course if one wasn't happy with his present ===> :bang:

end their my knowledge ends (exept when it comes to the little belgium army wich was standing behind the river "ijzer" (witch is dutch for iron)) but i know only that they flooded the river and waited for their allies to come.