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HMS Maori
4th March 1915 SM U-8
Type U 5
Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 150)
Ordered 8 Apr 1908
Laid down 19 May 1909
Launched 14 Mar 1911
Commissioned 18 Jun 1911
Commanders.
1 Aug 1914 - 31 Aug 1914 Konrad Gansser.
1 Sep 1914 - 4 Mar 1915 Alfred Stoß.
Career 1 patrol
1 Aug 1914 - 4 Mar 1915 I Flotilla
Successes 5 ships sunk with a total of 15,049 tons.
- 23 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Branksome Chine 2,026 British
- 23 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Oakby 1,976 British
- 24 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Harpalion 5,867 British
- 24 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Rio Parana 4,015 British
- 24 Feb 1915 U 8 Alfred Stoß Western Coast 1,165 British
Fate 4 Mar 1915 - Trapped in nets, forced to surface and scuttled under gunfire from HMS Ghurka and Maori at position 50.56N, 01.15E.
There was another U 8 in World War Two.
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Jul 1935 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 5 Aug 1935.
John Doran
4th Mar 1915 Submarine Sunk
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