U-boot in Antwerpen, Belgin in Erste Welt Krieg

[flyingdutchman]

Anybody familiar with the building of German U-boats in Antwerp, Belgium during the First World War. Some newspapers suggested that these sybmarines were transported (disassembled?) with trains towards Zeebrugge. Other newspapers however stated that she left Antwerpen via the river Scheldt towards open sea. If the latter is correct, was the Dutch neutrality neglected. In Dutch sources however I have seen no prove for the latter.
gruss
Ron

[Schorsch]

Hello Ron,

the boats which arrived disassembled in Antwerp were dragged after the assembly upward the Scheldt to Ghent and then they were transported about the canal from Ghent and Brugge to the coast. This transportation lasted about 5 to 6 days.

Concerning the picture from H. Bendert:"Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918", Mittler, 2000.

Regards
Schorsch

[Luttra]

Hello,
Are the pennant numbers known of the U-Boote which were assembled in Hoboken near Antwerpen?
And during which period this activity took place?
By what means were the parts which were used to build the U-Boote sent to the shipyard?
Greetings,
Fl.

[maurice voss]

Hello,

Die U-Boote wurden per Zug nach Antwerpen gebracht (hier UB 13).

UB 10: erste in Brügge von Antwerpen angekomen am 27.3.1915
nächsten 7 waren UB 4, UB 5, UB 6, UB 12, UB 13, UB 16 und UB 17

Leider keine Ahnung für die andere Boote.

mfG
Maurice

[Jan-Olof]

Hello,

27. März 1915. 4. Marine-Brigade rückt gemäss Befehl des A.O.K. 4 zur Ablösung der 9. Ersatz-Brigade im Abschnitt Schoorbakke -Dixmuiden nach Aertrycke ab.

"UВ 10" als erstes der kleinen U-Boote in Brügge eingetroffen.

28. März 1915. Die beabsichtigte Ablösung der 9. Ersatz-Brigade findet gemäss neuen Befehls des A.O.K. nicht statt; 4. Marine-Brigade kehrt in die alten Quartiere bei Brügge zurück.

29. März 1915. "UВ 4" in Brügge eingetroffen. U-Flottille "Flandern" in Dienst gestellt.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof