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U-117

Class: UE II. Builder: Vulcan, Hamburg. Keel Launched: 10 Dec, 1917. Commissioned U-117, 28 Mar, 1918; 21 Nov, 1918 - Surrendered to the USA. Used for exhibitions along the Atlantic coast. Sunk on 21 June, 1921 near Cape Charles, Virginia during tests.

Specifications:Displacement: 1,164 (surf.), 1,512 (subm.); l. 267 1/2'; b. 24 1/2'; dr. 13 3/4'; s. 14.7 k. (surf.), 7 k. (subm.); cpl. 40; a. 1 5.9", 1 3.4", 2 mine tubes, 42 mines, 4 20" tt.; cl. U-117.

Size	Image Description	Source
92k	A promotional poster for the Victory Liberty Loan. *UB-88* and other former German submarines visited numerous U.S. ports during 1919 to help stimulate interest in the postwar Victory Bond Drive.	NARA Photo, text courtesy of Warship Int. Edition # 3, 1986.
161k	Conning towers of the former *UB-88* , *UC-97* , *U-117* , in line at New York Navy Yard during 27 April to 5 May 1919. The steel gantries at left background are part of the shipyard's building ways.	Official USN photo # NR &L (M) 3294, text courtesy of Warship Int. Edition # 3, 1986.
73k	*G-1* (Submarine # 19½) with the captured German sub *U-117* , circa 1919.	USN photo courtesy of Ric Hedmen.

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
U-Boat.net
Video of the U-117
Photos of the wreck of the U-117
Bond drive photo of the U-117

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