German submarine U-117
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U-117 may refer to one of the following German
submarines:
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submarines:
- SM U-117SM U-117SM U-117 was a Type UE II long-range minelayer submarine of the Imperial German Navy. It was laid down in 1917 at Hamburg, Germany, by Aktiengesellschaft Vulcan and launched on 10 December 1917. It was commissioned in the Imperial German Navy on 28 March 1918 with Kapitänleutnant Otto Dröscher in...
, a Type UE 2 submarine launched in 1917 that served in the First World WarWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and was surrendered in 1918- During the First World War, Germany also had this submarine with a similar name:
- SM UB-117, a Type UB III submarineGerman type UB III submarineThe Type UB III submarine was a class of U-boat built during World War I by the Kaiserliche Marine.UB III boats carried 10 torpedoes and were armed with one 88 mm deck gun. They carried a crew of 34 and had a cruising range of around 9,000 miles...
launched in 1917 and was surrendered in 1918
- SM UB-117, a Type UB III submarine
- During the First World War, Germany also had this submarine with a similar name:
- German submarine U-117 (1941)German submarine U-117 (1941)German submarine U-117 was a Type XB minelayer U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II.She was ordered on 31 January 1939, and was laid down on 1 July 1939, at Germaniawerft, Kiel, as "werk 616"...
, a Type XB submarine that served in the Second World WarWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and sank in 7 August 1943