U 2 (ship, 1908)

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U 2 p1
Ship data
flag German EmpireGerman Empire (Reichskriegsflagge) German Empire
Ship type Submarine
Shipyard Imperial Shipyard , Danzig
Launch June 18, 1908
Commissioning July 18, 1908
Decommissioning February 19, 1919

U 2 was a German submarine that was built for the Imperial Navy . It wasorderedfrom the Imperial Shipyard in Danzig on March 4, 1906andput into serviceon July 18, 1908 under the command of Lieutenant Karl Bartenbach . U 2 did not go on patrolin World War I , but was used as a training boat. After the capitulation of the German Empire, the boat was removed from the list of warships on February 19, 1919. In 1920 it was sold to the Stinnes company for scrapping.

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Web links

  • U-boat.net . In: List of all submarines - U 2 . Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  • Photo of U 2 (next to U 1 ) , SPIEGEL-Online, one day: First German submarine U-1: stuttering start for the wonder weapon .