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SM U-11 9th December 1914 U11 sunk  SM U-11 a Type U 9 uboat built at shipyard Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig (Werk 6) was mined off the Belgian coast on 9th December 1914 at position 51.20N, 02.52E. (all 26 hands lost). The vessel had been ordered 15 Jul 1908 was launched 2 Apr 1910 and commissioned 21 Sep 1910. She was commanded by Ferdinand von Suchodoletz and sailed with I Flotilla 30th December 1917   SM U-111 Type U 93 Shipyard Germaniawerft, Kiel (Werk 280) Ordered 5 May 1916 Launched 5 Sep 1917 Commissioned 30 Dec 1917 Commanders. 30 Dec 1917 - 11 Nov 1918 Hans Beyersdorff Career 4 patrols. start date unknown - 11 Nov 1918 IV Flotilla Successes 3 ships sunk with a total of 3,011 tons. 7 Apr 1918 U 111 Hans Beyersdorff Boscastle 2,346 br 28 May 1918 U 111 Hans Beyersdorff Dronning Margrethe 393 da 22 Jun 1918 U 111 Hans Beyersdorff Rana 272 nw Fate 20 Nov 1918 - Surrendered to the USA. The boat was used for exhibitions (to sell war bonds among other things) on the New England coastline. Later used for research and finally sunk by explosives in deep water off Cape Charles, Virginia. There was another U 111 in World War Two. That boat was launched from its shipyard on 15 Sep 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 19 Dec 1940. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about SM U-11? There are:1 items tagged SM U-11 available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served on SM U-11 during the Great War 1914-1918.