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U-111

U-111 is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.

Type IXB classKriegsmarineInterwar period, World War IIVerified subject image
Photograph of the former German submarine U 111 while undergoing tests by the U.S. Navy in 1919.
Photograph of the former German submarine U 111 while undergoing tests by the U.S. Navy in 1919.U.S. National Archives photo ARC Identifier 594946, Local Identifier 19-N-9593 · Public domainImage source
ClassType IXB class
NavyKriegsmarine
CountryGermany
Builder / shipyardDeschimag, Bremen
Laid down1940-02
Launched1940-09-06
Completed1940-12
Recorded statusSunk

What is known about this ship

U-111 is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.

Service history

Member of the WAR-CL-000196 roster; source-recorded final disposition: sunk 4.10.1941.

Class context: Type IXB class

The Type IXB was an enlarged long-range German U-boat type optimized for distant patrols.

Later service and disposition

sunk 4.10.1941.

This ship is recorded as a member of Type IXB class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Type IXB oceangoing submarines (U64) (1939–1940) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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