WWI U-boat commanders

Johannes Feldkirchner

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/03)

Successes
14 ships sunk with a total of 10,608 GRT
3 warships sunk with a total of 2,201 tons
3 ships damaged with a total of 14,113 GRT
2 warships damaged with a total of 6,500 tons

Born:	6 Nov 1884	Klingenmünster
Died:	10 Jul 1950	Hamburg

Ranks

1 Apr 1903		Seekadett
15 Apr 1904		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1906		Leutnant zur See
27 Mar 1909		Oberleutnant zur See
16 Apr 1915		Kapitänleutnant
31 Jan 1920		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)

U-boat Commands

U 17	1 Aug 1914	-	7 Mar 1915
UC 25	28 Jun 1916	-	17 Jul 1917
U 72	18 Jul 1917	-	5 Nov 1917
U 47	28 Aug 1917	-	29 Oct 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Johannes Feldkirchner

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

20 Oct 1914	U 17	Glitra	steamer	866	br

19 Oct 1916	UC 25	JUG		75	ru
6 Dec 1916	UC 25	Shchit	Minesweeper	248	ru

6 Apr 1917	UC 25	Cybele	Sailing vessel	148	fr
7 Apr 1917	UC 25	Edwin R. Hunt	Sailing vessel	1,132	am
28 Apr 1917	UC 25	Juliette	Fishing vessel	50	fr
15 May 1917	UC 25	Boutefeu	Destroyer	703	fr
16 May 1917	UC 25	Dartmouth (d.)	Light cruiser	5,250	br
24 May 1917	UC 25	Domenico Barone	Sailing vessel	171	it
28 May 1917	UC 25	Nuovo S. Giovanni	Sailing vessel	31	it
28 May 1917	UC 25	San Domenico	Sailing vessel	27	it
31 May 1917	UC 25	Ninotto	Sailing vessel	208	it
1 Jun 1917	UC 25	Domenico Miscuraca	Sailing vessel	194	it
1 Jun 1917	UC 25	Vittoria	Sailing vessel	248	it
6 Jun 1917	UC 25	Mitra (d.)	Tanker	5,592	br
4 Jul 1917	UC 25	Aster	Sloop	1,250	br
4 Jul 1917	UC 25	Azalea (hms) (d.)	Sloop	1,250	br
5 Jul 1917	UC 25	Eburna (d.)	Tanker	4,735	br
1 Aug 1917	U 72	Rokeby (d.)	Steamer	3,786	br
4 Aug 1917	U 72	British Monarch	Steamer	5,749	br
18 Oct 1917	UC 25	Anna Scotto	Steamer	594	it
3 Dec 1917	UC 25	Melo	Steamer	1,115	it
				33,422
17 ships sunk (12,809 tons) and 5 ships damaged (20,613 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.