WWI U-boat commanders

Ernst Hashagen

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
53 ships sunk with a total of 124,535 GRT
2 warships sunk with a total of 10,767 tons
5 ships damaged with a total of 16,483 GRT
2 ships taken as prize with a total of 1,789 GRT

Born:24 Aug 1885  
Died:12 Jun 1947  

Ernst Hashagen

Ranks

1 Apr 1905 Seekadett
7 Apr 1906 Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908 Leutnant zur See
5 Sep 1911 Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916 Kapitänleutnant
24 Nov 1919 Out of naval service

Decorations

prewar  Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
 Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
27 Nov 1917  Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

UB 2120 Feb 1916 - 26 Nov 1916
U 6230 Dec 1916 - 24 Dec 1917
U 6210 Mar 1918 - 11 Nov 1918

Notes

Ernst Hashagen post-WWI.

Ships hit by Ernst Hashagen

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
5 May 1916 UB 21 HaraldSailing vessel275sw
20 Oct 1916 UB 21 LeknaSailing vessel204sw
20 Oct 1916 UB 21 RandiSailing vessel467nw
20 Oct 1916 UB 21 SvartvikSailing vessel322sw
21 Oct 1916 UB 21 Fritzöe (p.)Steamer641nw
21 Oct 1916 UB 21 Grönhaugsteamer667nw
22 Oct 1916 UB 21 LondonSailing vessel184da
22 Oct 1916 UB 21 ThorAuxiliary motor372nw
3 Nov 1916 UB 21 Pluto (p.)Steamer1,148nw
 
8 Mar 1917 U 62 StorstadSteamer6,028nw
8 Mar 1917 U 62 VegaSailing vessel452ru
10 Mar 1917 U 62 MarieSailing vessel127fr
11 Mar 1917 U 62 ThriftFishing vessel (smack)40br
12 Mar 1917 U 62  AlgonquinSteamer1,806am
12 Mar 1917 U 62 CollingwoodSailing vessel1,042nw
12 Mar 1917 U 62 Jules GommesSailing vessel2,595fr
13 Mar 1917 U 62 DagSailing vessel250sw
14 Mar 1917 U 62 Rose LeaSteamer2,830br
23 Mar 1917 U 62 Tres FratresTrawler297nl
27 Apr 1917 U 62 Dunmore HeadSteamer2,293br
27 Apr 1917 U 62 InveramsaySailing vessel1,438br
30 Apr 1917 U 62 FortunataSteamer3,348it
30 Apr 1917 U 62 TulipSloop1,250br
3 May 1917 U 62 Frederick KnightSteamer3,604br
4 May 1917 U 62 Jörgen Olsen (d.)Sailing vessel310da
7 May 1917 U 62 PolamhallSteamer4,010br
10 May 1917 U 62 BerangereSailing vessel2,851fr
10 May 1917 U 62 GazelleSailing vessel288nw
13 Jun 1917 U 62 CandaceSailing vessel395nw
13 Jun 1917 U 62 SylviaSailing vessel148nw
16 Jun 1917 U 62 KornsøAuxiliary motor115da
20 Jun 1917 U 62 Bengore HeadSteamer2,490br
21 Jun 1917 U 62 Lord RobertsSteamer4,166br
24 Jun 1917 U 62 South WalesSteamer3,668br
25 Jun 1917 U 62 GuildhallSteamer2,609br
26 Jun 1917 U 62 Gorsemore (d.)Steamer3,079br
26 Jun 1917 U 62 CattaroSteamer2,908br
26 Jun 1917 U 62 ManisteeSteamer3,869br
10 Aug 1917 U 62 Orion IAuxiliary motor322nw
15 Aug 1917 U 62 AlberthaSailing vessel170da
24 Aug 1917 U 62 HenrietteSteamer2,005fr
30 Aug 1917 U 62 Eastern PrinceSteamer2,885br
30 Aug 1917 U 62 GrelhameSteamer3,740br
30 Aug 1917 U 62 NoyaSteamer4,282br
13 Oct 1917 U 62 Woodburn (d.)Steamer2,360br
17 Oct 1917 U 62 AdamsSteamer2,223br
18 Oct 1917 U 62 MaduraSteamer4,484br
19 Oct 1917 U 62 J. L. Luckenbach (d.)Steamer4,920am
19 Oct 1917 U 62  OramaArmed merchant cruiser12,927br
11 Dec 1917 U 62 Oldfield GrangeSteamer4,653br
14 Dec 1917 U 62 HareSteamer774br
15 Dec 1917 U 62 FormbyPassenger steamer1,282br
17 Dec 1917 U 62 ConingbegSteamer1,279br
 
16 May 1918 U 62 Heron BridgeSteamer2,422br
16 May 1918 U 62 LlancarvanSteamer4,749br
24 May 1918 U 62 Ruth HickmanSailing vessel417br
27 May 1918 U 62 MerionethshireSteamer4,308br
28 May 1918 U 62 CairnrossSteamer4,016br
30 May 1918 U 62  AusoniaPassenger steamer8,153br
7 Aug 1918 U 62 Dupetit-thouarsArmored cruiser9,517fr
7 Aug 1918 U 62 LornaSteamer3,286nw
8 Aug 1918 U 62  Westward Ho (d.)Steamer5,814am
 153,574
57 ships sunk (137,091 tons) and 5 ships damaged (16,483 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost).
We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves


The Log of a U-boat Commander

Hashagen, Ernst

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