WWI U-boat commanders

Karl Vesper

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/07)

Successes
24 ships sunk with a total of 17,535 GRT
4 warships sunk with a total of 7,246 tons
1 ship damaged with a total of 4,125 GRT
2 warships damaged with a total of 16,804 tons
3 ships taken as prize with a total of 2,716 GRT

Born:	11 Nov 1889	Lübeck
Died:	23 Dec 1984	Lüneburg

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Ranks

3 Apr 1907		Seekadett
21 Apr 1908		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1910		Leutnant zur See
27 Sep 1913		Oberleutnant zur See
14 Oct 1917		Kapitänleutnant
24 Nov 1919		Out of naval service
1 Dec 1931		Korvettenkapitän (Ergänzungsoffizier)
1 Nov 1937		Fregattenkapitän (Ergänzungsoffizier)

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Hanseatic Cross
23 Jul 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

UC 4	10 Jun 1915	-	28 Dec 1915
UB 31	18 Mar 1916	-	11 Aug 1916
UC 27	25 Jul 1916	-	7 Feb 1917
UC 58	12 Mar 1917	-	19 Apr 1918
U 78	1 Mar 1918	-	26 Apr 1918

Notes

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Ships hit by Karl Vesper

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

15 Aug 1915	UC 4	Ladoga	Minelayer	6,136	ru
16 Sep 1915	UC 4	Linnea (n-1)	Auxiliary minesweeper	739	ru

28 Oct 1916	UC 27	Kazanetz	Destroyer	580	ru
7 Nov 1916	UC 27	Letun (d.)	Destroyer	1,260	ru
19 Nov 1916	UC 27	Rurik (d.)	Armored Cruiser	15,544	ru
22 Nov 1916	UC 27	Fugas	Minesweeper	150	ru
18 Dec 1916	UC 27	Buki	Steamer	4,499	ru
21 Dec 1916	UC 27	Skiftet	Steamer	336	ru

19 May 1917	UC 58	Erik	Steamer	785	sw
19 May 1917	UC 58	Göta (p.)	Steamer	1,128	sw
19 May 1917	UC 58	Kjell	Steamer	235	sw
19 May 1917	UC 58	Kyros	Steamer	221	sw
19 May 1917	UC 58	Lizzie (p.)	Steamer	1,095	sw
19 May 1917	UC 58	Märta (p.)	Steamer	493	sw
19 May 1917	UC 58	Olga	Sailing vessel	83	sw
19 May 1917	UC 58	Pauline	Steamer	168	sw
19 May 1917	UC 58	Therese	Steamer	208	sw
3 Jun 1917	UC 58	Sten Ii	Steamer	227	ru
6 Jun 1917	UC 58	Edvard	Sailing vessel	98	sw
6 Jun 1917	UC 58	Elianna	Sailing vessel	75	sw
11 Jun 1917	UC 58	August	Sailing vessel	120	sw
15 Jun 1917	UC 58	Cleo	Auxiliary motor	92	sw
7 Jul 1917	UC 58	Mt 11	Minesweeping Boat	29	ru
7 Jul 1917	UC 58	Mt 14	Minesweeping Boat	29	ru
14 Jul 1917	UC 58	BONUS		111	fi
10 Sep 1917	UC 58	SIMS	tug	unknown	ru
27 Nov 1917	UC 58	Bditelnyi	Destroyer	380	ru
30 Nov 1917	UC 58	Mt 1	Minesweeping Boat	25	ru
29 Dec 1917	UC 58	Ennismore	Steamer	1,499	br

1 Jan 1918	UC 58	Eriksholm	Steamer	2,632	sw
12 Jan 1918	UC 58	Adolph Meyer	Steamer	807	sw
11 Feb 1918	UC 58	Baku Standard	Tanker	3,708	br
12 Feb 1918	UC 58	St. Magnus	Passenger steamer	809	br
13 Feb 1918	UC 58	Lackawanna (d.)	Tanker	4,125	br
				48,426
31 ships sunk (27,497 tons) and 3 ships damaged (20,929 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.