Unterseeboot 53

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Unterseeboot 53 or U-53 has been the name of several German submarines or U-boats during the First World War and the Second World War.

"U53" (top) was in Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1916
"U53" (top) was in Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1916
  • Unterseeboot 53 (1916) was a submarine built in 1916 for service in the First World War, and surrendered in 1918.
    • During the First World War, Germany also possessed the submarines
      • Unterseeboot B-53, built in 1917 and sunk in 1918.
      • Unterseeboot C-53, built in 1917 and scuttled in 1919.
  • Unterseeboot 53 (1939) was a submarine built in 1939, and sunk in 1940.
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