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

KUK U40



4th August 1917   KUK U-40 Austrian Submarine

Type U-27 Shipyard Ordered Launched 21st April 1917 Commissioned 4th August 1917

Commanders
4 Aug 1917 - 18 Sep 1918 Johann Krsnjavi
19 Sep 1918 - 31 Oct 1918 Wladimir Pfeifer

Career
No flotilla information available

Successes 2 ships sunk with a total of 7,556 tons.
3 ships damaged with a total of 14,112 tons.

  • 19 Aug 1917 k.u.k. U40 Johann Krsnjavi Gartness 2,422 br
  • 29 Aug 1917 k.u.k. U40 Johann Krsnjavi Clifftower (damaged) 3,509 br
  • 1 Jan 1918 k.u.k. U40 Johann Krsnjavi Sandon Hall 5,134 br
  • 20 Mar 1918 k.u.k. U40 Johann Krsnjavi Lord Ormonde (damaged) 3,914 ca
  • 23 Mar 1918 k.u.k. u40 Johann Krsnjavi Demodocus (damaged) 6,689 br

Fate Scrapped in 1920.

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