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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
SM U-88
7th April 1917 SM U-88Type U 87 Shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 32) Ordered 23 Jun 1915 Laid down 20 Nov 1915 Launched 22 Jun 1916 Commissioned 7 Apr 1917
Commanders.
23 Jul 1916 - 5 Sep 1917 Walther SchwiegerCareer 4 patrols.
18 May 1917 - 5 Sep 1917 III FlotillaSuccesses 12 ships sunk with a total of 39,382 tons.
2 ships damaged with a total of 845 tons.
- 23 May 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Hector 1,146 nw
- 25 May 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Hilary 6,329 br
- 28 May 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Roma (damaged) 417 ru
- 29 May 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Ashleaf 5,768 br
- 31 May 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Jeanne Cordonnier 2,194 fr
- 31 May 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Miyazaki Maru 7,892 jp
- 1 Jun 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Cavina 6,539 br
- 6 Jun 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Eemdijk 3,048 nl
- 7 Jun 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger John Bakke 1,611 nw
- 29 Jun 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Escondido 1,066 nw
- 3 Jul 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Iceland 1,501 br
- 7 Jul 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Coral Leaf (damaged) 428 br
- 13 Jul 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Ceres 1,166 da
- 16 Jul 1917 U 88 Walther Schwieger Vesta 1,122 da
Fate 5 Sep 1917 - Presumably mined off Terschelling. 43 dead (all hands lost).
There was another U 88 in World War Two.
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Aug 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 15 Oct 1941.If you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
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Those known to have served on
SM U-88
during the Great War 1914-1918.
