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During World War I , U-27 was launched on July 14 , 1913 , and commissioned into the Kaiserliche Marine on May 8 , 1914 with Kapitänleutnant Wegener in command. In ten war patrols, Wegener sank 29 ships totaling 29,402 tons. On August 19 , 1915 , U-27 was sunk, and her entire crew including Kptlt. Wegener killed, in the Baralong Incident . The second U-27 was a Type VIIA Submarine of the Kriegsmarine . Her keel was laid down November 11 , 1935 , by AG Weser of Bremen . She was commissioned August 12 , 1936 with Korvettenkapitän Hans Ibbeken in command. Ibbeken was relieved on October 4 , 1937 , by Johannes Franz, who commanded the boat until June 6 , 1939 when Hans-Georg von Friedeburg assumed command for barely one month. He was relieved on July 8 , 1939 by Johannes Franz, who commanded the boat until her loss. U-27 conducted one war patrol, sinking two ships totalling 624 tons. U-27 suffered no casualties to any of her crews. On September 20 , 1939 , she was sunk west of Scotland by Depth Charge s from the British Destroyer s HMS ''Fortune'' and ''Forester'' . All 38 crewmen survived. ''See Also: List Of U-boats '' |
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