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SM U-99



   SM U-99 was a Type U 57 submarine built at Shipyard A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 250) Ordered 15 Sep 1915, Laid down 30 Nov 1915, Launched 27 Jan 1917 and Commissioned 28 Mar 1917. She was Commanded from 28th of Mar 1917 to 7th of July 1917 by Max Eltester and had a career of one patrols, from the 7th of June 1917 until her loss with II Flotilla. She is believed to have been torpedoed by HM Sub J2 at 5800N 0305E on the 7th of July 1917 with the loss of all hands (40 crew).

There was another U 99 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 12 Mar 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 18 Apr 1940.

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