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SM U-152



   SM U-152 was a Type U 151 built at Shipyard Reiherstiegw., Hamburg Ordered 29 Nov 1916, Launched 20 May 1917 and Commissioned 17 Oct 1917 She was Commanded by Constantin Kolbe from 20 Oct 1917 to 3 May 1918, Gehrard von Zitzewitz from 4 May 1918 to 24 Aug 1918 and from 25 Aug 1918 to 15 Nov 1918 by Adolf Franz. She had a career for two patrols with U-Kreuzer Flotilla and claimed 19 ships sunk with a total of 37,505 tons plus 3 ships damaged with a total of 11,406 tons.
  • 25 Jan 1918 Giralda 2,194 sp
  • 26 Jan 1918 Germano 236 pt
  • 26 Jan 1918 Serra Do Gerez 257 pt
  • 27 Jan 1918 Julia Frances 183 am
  • 28 Jan 1918 Neptuno 321 pt
  • 5 Feb 1918 Sebastian 2,563 sp
  • 9 Feb 1918 Ceferino 3,647 sp
  • 15 Feb 1918 Neguri 1,859 sp
  • 16 Feb 1918 Mar Caspio 2,723 sp
  • 24 Feb 1918 Gaetana Costanzo 1,027 it
  • 26 Feb 1918 Siljestad 4,298 nw
  • 6 Mar 1918 Elector 134 pt
  • 7 Mar 1918 Luigi 3,549 it
  • 13 Mar 1918 A. E. Whyland 130 am
  • 16 Mar 1918 Ellaston 3,192 br
  • 31 Mar 1918 Indien 4,199 da
  • 3 Apr 1918 Elsie Birdett 118 br
  • 11 Sep 1918 Constance (damaged) 199 da
  • 29 Sep 1918 George G. Henry (damaged) 6,936 am
  • 30 Sep 1918 Ticonderoga 5,130 am
  • 14 Oct 1918 Stifinder 1,745 nw
  • 15 Oct 1918 Messina (damaged) 4,271 br

On the 24th of Nov 1918 U152 surrendered and was scuttled on 30th of June 1921 off the Isle of Wight.

There was another U 152 in World War Two, launched from its shipyard on 14 Dec 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 29 Jan 1941.

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