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U- BOAT NUMBERS

UrbanFox · 2011-08-15 15:21:52

What was the scheme for numbering U-boats in WW1 and WW2 ? Were numbers assigned to U-boats in WW1 reused on U-boats in WW2 ? Put another way could two different U-boats have been assigned the same number over time ?

15-08-2011 3:21pm

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What was the scheme for numbering U-boats in WW1 and WW2 ?

Were numbers assigned to U-boats in WW1 reused on U-boats in WW2 ?

Put another way could two different U-boats have been assigned the same number over time ?

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#2 15-08-2011 6:03pm

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Not sure about the answer to that one OP, but you might enjoy browsing this site.

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#3 15-08-2011 7:42pm

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thats interesting Marc
The Uboats numbers are a bit more sequential than the Panzers.

as to the OP's question from the looks of it only the first 167 Uboats shared designations U***

most of the WW1 boats were designated UB*** UC*** kuk U***

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#4 16-08-2011 2:56pm

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Thanks.

I see what has confused me.

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#5 16-08-2011 2:57pm

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Thanks for that.

I see the point now. I didn't fully appreciate that the WW1 boats had additional prefixes in the numbers as distinct from the straight U number of WW2 boats.

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