UB-116, cmdr. Emsmann, III Flotilla was sunk in the North Sea by mine, 28 October 1918. UB-116 has the dubious honour to be the last U-boat sunk by enemy action during WWI. On the 28/10/1918 the submarine UB-116 tried to sneak passed the defences in Hoxa Sound to enter Scapa Flow but she was detected and then destroyed by remotely activated mines. More information... http://www.scapaflowwrecks.com/wrecks/other/ub116.php https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1662 https://uboat.net/wwi/boats/?boat=UB+116 https://canmore.org.uk/site/102250/ub-116-sound-of-hoxa-scapa-flow-orkney
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