WWI U-boat commanders

Otto Dröscher

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/02)

Successes
37 ships sunk with a total of 54,308 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 810 tons
5 ships damaged with a total of 24,177 GRT
1 warship damaged with a total of 18,000 tons
3 ships taken as prize with a total of 3,509 GRT

Born:	4 Mar 1884	Blankenburg in the Harz
Died:	28 May 1954	Hamburg

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Ranks

1 Apr 1902		Seekadett
11 Apr 1903		Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1905		Leutnant zur See
30 Mar 1908		Oberleutnant zur See
22 Mar 1914		Kapitänleutnant
22 Nov 1919		Out of naval service
28 Feb 1920		Korvettenkapitän (Charakter)

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
29 Oct 1918		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

U 20	5 Aug 1913	-	15 Dec 1914
U 14	17 Dec 1914	-	15 Apr 1915
U 78	20 Apr 1916	-	15 Jan 1918
U 79	27 Oct 1917	-	23 Nov 1917
U 71	28 Nov 1917	-	27 Jan 1918
U 117	28 Mar 1918	-	11 Nov 1918

Notes

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Ships hit by Otto Dröscher

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

16 Jul 1916	U 78	Vidar (p.)	Steamer	2,178	sw
5 Aug 1916	U 78	Aranda	Steamer	1,838	nw
2 Sep 1916	U 78	Kelvinia	Steamer	5,039	br
26 Sep 1916	U 78	Loch Shiel	Navy trawler	216	br
21 Oct 1916	U 78	Atle Jarl (p.)	Steamer	1,249	nw
16 Nov 1916	U 78	Vega	Passenger steamer	1,204	nw
13 Dec 1916	U 78	Kursk (d.)	Passenger steamer	7,869	ru

7 Feb 1917	U 78	Väring	Steamer	2,107	sw
13 Feb 1917	U 78	Barnsley	Trawler	144	br
15 Feb 1917	U 78	Stralsund	Steamer	510	nw
3 Mar 1917	U 78	Meldon	Steamer	2,514	br
2 Apr 1917	U 78	Sagitta	Sailing vessel	1,981	nw
2 Apr 1917	U 78	Tithonus (d.)	Armed boarding steamer	3,463	br
3 Apr 1917	U 78	Jason	Minesweeper	810	br
4 Apr 1917	U 78	Vladimir Reitz	Steamer	2,128	da
5 Apr 1917	U 78	Bris	Sailing vessel	101	da
13 Apr 1917	U 78	Strathcona	Steamer	1,881	ca
14 Apr 1917	U 78	Andromache	Trawler	313	br
19 Apr 1917	U 78	Lobelia	Navy Trawler	184	br
17 Jun 1917	U 78	Fornebo	Steamer	4,259	br
12 Dec 1917	U 71	Amadavat	Trawler	171	br
13 Dec 1917	U 78	Arnewood	Steamer	2,259	br
31 Dec 1917	U 71	De Hoop (p.)	Auxiliary motor	82	nl

10 Aug 1918	U 117	Aleda May	Motor fishing vessel	31	am
10 Aug 1918	U 117	Cruiser	Motor fishing vessel	28	am
10 Aug 1918	U 117	Earl & Nettie	Motor fishing vessel	24	am
10 Aug 1918	U 117	Katie L. Palmer	Motor fishing vessel	31	am
10 Aug 1918	U 117	Mary E. Sennett	Motor fishing vessel	26	am
10 Aug 1918	U 117	Progress	Motor fishing vessel	34	am
10 Aug 1918	U 117	Reliance	Motor fishing vessel	19	am
10 Aug 1918	U 117	William H. Starbuck	Motor fishing vessel	53	am
12 Aug 1918	U 117	Sommerstad	Steamer	3,875	nw
13 Aug 1918	U 117	Frederic R. Kellogg (d.)	Tanker	7,127	am
14 Aug 1918	U 117	Dorothy B. Barrett	Sailing vessel	2,088	am
15 Aug 1918	U 117	Madrugada	Auxiliary motor	1,613	am
16 Aug 1918	U 117	Mirlo	Tanker	6,978	br
17 Aug 1918	U 117	Nordhav	Sailing vessel	2,846	nw
20 Aug 1918	U 117	Ansaldo Iii° (d.)	Steamer	5,310	it
24 Aug 1918	U 117	Bianca (d.)	Auxiliary motor	408	br
26 Aug 1918	U 117	Rush	Motor fishing vessel	145	am
27 Aug 1918	U 117	Bergsdalen	Steamer	2,555	nw
30 Aug 1918	U 117	Elsie Porter	Fishing vessel (sail)	136	br
30 Aug 1918	U 117	Potentate	Sailing vessel	136	br
29 Sep 1918	U 117	Minnesota (d.)	Battleship	18,000	am
4 Oct 1918	U 117	San Saba	Steamer	2,458	am
27 Oct 1918	U 117	Chaparra	Steamer	1,510	cu
9 Nov 1918	U 117	Saetia	Steamer	2,873	am
				100,804
41 ships sunk (58,627 tons) and 6 ships damaged (42,177 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.