WWI U-boat commanders

Johannes Klasing

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/01)

Successes
44 ships sunk with a total of 82,290 GRT
3 ships damaged with a total of 10,299 GRT

Born:26 Mar 1883 Bielefeld 
Died:21 Oct 1918 Mediterranean Sea 

Johannes Klasing

Ranks

10 Apr 1901 Seekadett
22 Apr 1902 Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1904 Leutnant zur See
27 Apr 1907 Oberleutnant zur See
18 Nov 1912 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

prewar  Lifesaving Medal
prewar  Order of the Crown
 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
10 Jun 1918  Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

U 3412 Dec 1916 - 17 Jan 1918
U 3414 Mar 1918 - 21 Oct 1918 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Johannes Klasing

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
19 Mar 1917 U 34 Angiolina (d.)Steamer3,541it
20 Mar 1917 U 34 Paul Et MarieSailing vessel321fr
23 Mar 1917 U 34 ArtemisSteamer528gr
23 Mar 1917 U 34 BellatrixSteamer2,568nw
23 Mar 1917 U 34 Nolisteamer1,569it
28 Mar 1917 U 34 ANTONIETTA R.Sailing vessel84it
28 Mar 1917 U 34 Carlo T.Sailing vessel134it
28 Mar 1917 U 34 GIUSEPPINASailing vessel223it
28 Mar 1917 U 34 Giuseppina RosaSailing vessel132it
28 Mar 1917 U 34 LA MARIASailing vessel43it
28 Mar 1917 U 34 PIETRO LOFAROSailing vessel291it
28 Mar 1917 U 34 RaffaeleSailing vessel53it
4 May 1917 U 34 Francesco C.Sailing vessel984it
9 May 1917 U 34 HarpagusSteamer5,866br
10 May 1917 U 34 CarmenSailing vessel319sp
11 May 1917 U 34 LefkosiaSteamer1,087gr
11 May 1917 U 34  MedjerdaTroopship1,918fr
12 May 1917 U 34  ZanoniSteamer3,851br
14 May 1917 U 34 GravelinoiseSailing vessel129fr
14 May 1917 U 34 TejoSailing vessel201pt
15 May 1917 U 34 Tung ShanSteamer3,999br
16 May 1917 U 34 Dorothy DuffSailing vessel186br
16 May 1917 U 34  Patricio (d.)Steamer2,164sp
17 May 1917 U 34 AlfonsoSailing vessel230it
19 May 1917 U 34 MardinianSteamer3,322br
20 May 1917 U 34 CaspianSteamer3,606br
21 May 1917 U 34 Saint MichelSailing vessel175fr
28 Jun 1917 U 34 MinerveSteamer723fr
30 Jun 1917 U 34  Mont VisoSteamer4,820fr
3 Jul 1917 U 34 Marthe RouxSailing vessel1,962fr
4 Jul 1917 U 34 Fratelli BianchiSteamer3,542it
7 Jul 1917 U 34 WilberforceSteamer3,074br
12 Jul 1917 U 34 OndineSailing vessel84fr
2 Dec 1917 U 34 Berwick LawSteamer4,680br
2 Dec 1917 U 34 MinasSteamer2,506gr
6 Dec 1917 U 34 Ilvington CourtSteamer4,217br
12 Dec 1917 U 34 Emanuele C.Sailing vessel284it
 
12 Apr 1918 U 34 AutolycusSteamer5,806br
12 Apr 1918 U 34 MoyuneSteamer4,935br
19 Apr 1918 U 34 ElkaSteamer2,128gr
19 Apr 1918 U 34 Lord CharlemontSteamer3,209br
22 Apr 1918 U 34 Dronning MaudSteamer2,663br
28 Aug 1918 U 34 Emilia G.sailing vessel246it
28 Aug 1918 U 34 JohanneSailing vessel234da
4 Sep 1918 U 34 RichardSailing vessel175nw
9 Sep 1918 U 34 Policastra (d.)Steamer4,594br
9 Sep 1918 U 34 War ArabisSteamer5,183br
 92,589
44 ships sunk (82,290 tons) and 3 ships damaged (10,299 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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