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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment

SM U-118



8th May 1918   SM U-118

Type UE 2 Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 92) Ordered 27 May 1916 Launched 23 Feb 1918 Commissioned 8 May 1918

Commanders.
8 May 1918 - 11 Nov 1918 Herbert Stohwasser

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

Successes 2 ships sunk with a total of 10,439 tons.

  • 16 Sep 1918 U 118 Herbert Stohwasser Wellington 5,600 br
  • 2 Oct 1918 U 118 Herbert Stohwasser Arca 4,839 br

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 .

There was another U 118 in World War Two.
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 23 Sep 1941 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 6 Dec 1941.

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