WWI U-boat commanders

Constantin Kolbe

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/03)

Successes
43 ships sunk with a total of 41,531 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 172 GRT

Born:	19 Jun 1885
Died:

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Ranks

1 Apr 1903		Seekadett
15 Apr 1904		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1906		Leutnant zur See
12 Sep 1908		Oberleutnant zur See
14 Jul 1914		Kapitänleutnant
26 Sep 1919		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

U 19	1 Aug 1914	-	15 Mar 1916
U 152	20 Oct 1917	-	3 May 1918
U 141	24 Jun 1918	-	11 Nov 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Constantin Kolbe

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

21 Jan 1915	U 19	Durward	Steamer	1,301	br
2 Jun 1915	U 19	Salvador	Sailing vessel	165	da
3 Jun 1915	U 19	Chrysoprasus	Fishing vessel	119	br
3 Jun 1915	U 19	Dogberry	Trawler	214	br
3 Jun 1915	U 19	Ena May	Drifter	90	br
3 Jun 1915	U 19	Iona	Steamer	3,344	br
3 Jun 1915	U 19	Kathleen	Drifter	92	br
3 Jun 1915	U 19	Strathbran	Trawler	163	br
4 Jun 1915	U 19	Cortes	Trawler	174	br
4 Jun 1915	U 19	Dunnet Head	Steamer	343	br
4 Jun 1915	U 19	Ebenezer	Trawler	113	br
4 Jun 1915	U 19	Evening Star	Trawler	120	br
4 Jun 1915	U 19	Explorer	Trawler	156	br
4 Jun 1915	U 19	Petrel	Trawler	182	br
5 Jun 1915	U 19	Adolf	Sailing vessel	169	ru
5 Jun 1915	U 19	Bardolph	Trawler	215	br
5 Jun 1915	U 19	Curlew	Trawler	134	br
5 Jun 1915	U 19	Gazehound	Trawler	138	br
5 Jun 1915	U 19	Persimon	Trawler	255	br
5 Jun 1915	U 19	Star Of The West	Trawler	197	br
6 Jun 1915	U 19	Japonica	Trawler	145	br
6 Jun 1915	U 19	Dromio	Trawler	208	br
9 Jun 1915	U 19	Svein Jarl	Steamer	1,135	nw
11 Jun 1915	U 19	Otago	Steamer	1,410	sw
11 Jun 1915	U 19	Plymouth	Trawler	165	br
11 Jun 1915	U 19	Waago	Trawler	154	br
16 Jul 1915	U 19	Cameo (d.)	Navy trawler	172	br

25 Jan 1918	U 152	Giralda	Steamer	2,194	sp
26 Jan 1918	U 152	Germano	Trawler	236	pt
26 Jan 1918	U 152	Serra Do Gerez	Trawler	257	pt
27 Jan 1918	U 152	Julia Frances	Sailing vessel	183	am
28 Jan 1918	U 152	Neptuno	Steamer	321	pt
5 Feb 1918	U 152	Sebastian	Steamer	2,563	sp
9 Feb 1918	U 152	Ceferino	Steamer	3,647	sp
15 Feb 1918	U 152	Neguri	Steamer	1,859	sp
16 Feb 1918	U 152	Mar Caspio	Steamer	2,723	sp
24 Feb 1918	U 152	Gaetana Costanzo	Steamer	1,027	it
26 Feb 1918	U 152	Siljestad	Steamer	4,298	nw
6 Mar 1918	U 152	Elector	Sailing vessel	134	pt
7 Mar 1918	U 152	Luigi	Steamer	3,549	it
13 Mar 1918	U 152	A. E. Whyland	Sailing vessel	130	am
16 Mar 1918	U 152	Ellaston	Steamer	3,192	br
31 Mar 1918	U 152	Indien	Steamer	4,199	da
3 Apr 1918	U 152	Elsie Birdett	Sailing vessel	118	br
				41,703
43 ships sunk (41,531 tons) and 1 ship damaged (172 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.