Unterseeboot 59

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Unterseeboot 59 or U-59 has been the name of several German submarines or U-boats during the First World War and the Second World War.

• Unterseeboot 59 (1916) was built in 1916 and operated in the First Battle of the Atlantic during the First World War before being sunk in 1917.
  • During the First World War, Germany also operated two other U-boats with similar designations:
    • Unterseeboot B-59 was built in 1917 and scuttled in 1918.
    • Unterseeboot C-59 was built in 1917 and surrendered in 1918.

• Unterseeboot 59 (1939) was built in 1939 and operated during the Second Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War before being scuttled in 1945.