Name U-23 Cost 2,808,000 Goldmark Laid down 21 December 1911 Construction started 21 December 1911 Length 65 m | Ordered 18 March 1911 Yard number 177 Commissioned 11 September 1913 Launched 12 April 1912 Draft 3.45 m | |
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SM U-23 was one of the 329 U-boats serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
U-23 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.
U-23 served on three war patrols, sinking a total of seven ships for 8,822 gross register tons (GRT). She was baited by the Q ship Princess Louise and torpedoed by HMS C27 at 58°55′N 0°14′E, off Fair Isle, in Shetland, Scotland. Twenty four men died and 10 survived.
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