11th May 1916 On this day:    SM U-76 Type UE 1 Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 58) Ordered 9 Mar 1915 Launched 12 Mar 1916 Commissioned 11 May 1916 Commanders. 11 May 1916 - 22 Jan 1917 Waldemar Bender Career 3 patrols. 29 Jun 1916 - 22 Jan 1917 I Flotilla Successes 2 ships sunk with a total of 1,149 tons. 1 ship damaged with a total of 6,254 tons. 17 Oct 1916 U 76 Waldemar Bender Botnia 1,149 nw 11 Nov 1916 U 76 Waldemar Bender Anna I unknown ru 15 Nov 1916 U 76 Waldemar Bender Koursk (damaged) 6,254 ru Fate 22 Jan 1917 - Foundered in bad weather off North Cape (71N, 23E) after damage by collision with a Russian trawler. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors. The wreck of U 76 was raised and broken up in the early 1970s. There was another U 76 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 3 Oct 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 3 Dec 1940. John Doran    SM U-65 Type U 63 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 249) Ordered 17 May 1915 Laid down 4 Jun 1915 Launched 21 Mar 1916 Commissioned 11 May 1916 Commanders. 11 May 1916 - 18 Jul 1918 Hermann von Fischel. 19 Aug 1918 - 29 Sep 1918 Gustav Sieß. 30 Sep 1918 - 28 Oct 1918 Clemens Wickel Career 11 patrols. 2 Jul 1916 - 18 Nov 1916 IV Flotilla. 18 Nov 1916 - 28 Oct 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer I Flotilla Successes 48 ships sunk with a total of 76,774 tons. 3 ships damaged with a total of 8,402 tons. 4 Dec 1916 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Caledonia 9,223 br 17 Feb 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Athos 12,644 fr 24 Feb 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Venere 290 it 28 Feb 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Emanciato 30 it 1 Mar 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Nicolaos 1,215 gr 1 Mar 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Teresina 212 it 2 Mar 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel San Vincenza F. 52 it 6 Mar 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Porto Di Smirne 2,576 it 1 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Maria T. 45 it 1 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Maria Santissima D. Grazie 35 it 2 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Britannia 3,129 br 3 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Maria Ferrara 106 it 5 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Calliope 3,829 br 7 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Trefusis 2,642 br 8 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Lucia 138 it 8 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Papa Gian Battista 138 it 11 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Tremorvah 3,654 br 12 Apr 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Angela M. 187 it 21 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Ampleforth 3,873 br 21 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Don Diego 3,632 br 23 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel England 3,798 br 23 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Maria Febronia Antonina 55 it 24 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Sant Antonio Di Padova 184 it 25 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Diego Russo 113 it 25 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Natale Monaco 57 it 25 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Rosina R. 54 it 25 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Vincenzino C. 54 it 26 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Angelo Padre 50 it 26 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Umaria 5,317 br 27 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Luigi 137 it 27 May 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Maria Giuseppe 26 it 4 Jun 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Manchester Trader 3,938 br 7 Jun 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Rosa M 64 it 5 Jul 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Ciboure 2,388 fr 6 Jul 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Roma 52 it 8 Jul 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel L'immortale Leone 133 it 24 Nov 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Enna 1,814 it 1 Dec 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Citta Di Sassari 2,167 it 2 Dec 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Carlino 94 it 2 Dec 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel La Margherita 41 it 2 Dec 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel San Antonio Il Vittorioso 45 it 3 Dec 1917 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Angelo (damaged) 542 it 25 Jan 1918 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Giuseppe O. 74 it 27 Jun 1918 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Sotolongo 3,009 sp 1 Jul 1918 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Monte Cristo 622 fr 4 Jul 1918 U 65 Hermann von Fischel Merida (damaged) 5,951 br 2 Sep 1918 U 65 Gustav Sieß San Andres 3,314 br 12 Sep 1918 U 65 Gustav Sieß Chao Chow Fu (damaged) 1,909 br 12 Sep 1918 U 65 Gustav Sieß Sarnia 1,498 br 14 Sep 1918 U 65 Gustav Sieß Ioanna No. 45 9 br 15 Sep 1918 U 65 Gustav Sieß Ioanna No. 37 17 br Fate 28 Oct 1918 - Scuttled at Pola in position 44.52N, 13.50E during the evacuation from there. There was another U 65 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 6 Nov 1939 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 15 Feb 1940. John Doran  Progress  Field work  Reorganisation  7th Northumberlands on the March  On the Move  Boiling Blood  On the Move  Working Parties  CO's Conference  Cinema  Training & Sports  Quiet  Shelling  At Rest  Aircraft  On the March  Reliefs  Reorganisation  Germans Wake Up (Slightly)  In Billets  Reliefs  Preparations  Exchange of Fire  Training and Baths  Defences  Aircraft damaged  Aircraft damaged  Holding the Line  In Billets  Shoot Again Postponed On the March    7th Buffs Marched from Corbie to Etinehem Camp less ‘B’ Co y who were doing piquet duty in Amiens 7th Buffs war diary WO95/2049  Reliefs  Training and Working Parties  Instruction  Baths and Parades  Intense bombardment  Proceeded to Mohamdiya  In Reserve  Blazing heat over soft sand dunes  Machine Guns more active of late  Training Can you add to this factual information? Do you know the whereabouts of a unit on a particular day? Do you have a copy of an official war diary entry? Details of an an incident? 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