WWI U-boat commanders

Franz Becker

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
41 ships sunk with a total of 81,926 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 13,427 tons
5 ships damaged with a total of 17,401 GRT

Born:	3 Jun 1888	Ovelgönne Hamburg
Died:	25 Dec 1980	Hamburg

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Ranks

1 Apr 1906		Seekadett
6 Apr 1907		Fähnrich zur See
30 Sep 1909		Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912		Oberleutnant zur See
26 Apr 1917		Kapitänleutnant
22 Nov 1919		Out of naval service

Decorations

8 Feb 1913		Order of the Medjidie
28 Feb 1914		Order of the Crown
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
9 Jan 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

UC 14	7 Jan 1916	-	30 Jun 1916
UC 20	8 Sep 1916	-	8 May 1917
UB 50	12 Jul 1917	-	30 Jun 1918

Notes

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Ships hit by Franz Becker

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

20 Mar 1916	UC 14	Ginette	Navy Trawler	272	fr
19 Oct 1916	UC 20	Frits Emil	Sailing vessel	194	da
17 Nov 1916	UC 20	Emilia	Sailing vessel	1,159	pt
12 Dec 1916	UC 14	Regina Margherita	Battleship	13,427	it

10 Apr 1917	UC 20	Abd Razik	Sailing vessel	25	tu
11 Apr 1917	UC 20	Candia	Steamer	1,045	it
14 Apr 1917	UC 20	CINQUE OTTOBRE	Sailing vessel	39	it
14 Apr 1917	UC 20	PROGRESSO	tug	31	it
15 Apr 1917	UC 20	ALESSIO COCCO	Sailing vessel	29	it
8 Sep 1917	UB 50	William H. Clifford	Sailing vessel	1,593	am
12 Sep 1917	UB 50	Hs 3	tug	121	br
12 Sep 1917	UB 50	Rb 10	Barge	800	br
13 Sep 1917	UB 50	Gomizianes Da Graça Odemira	Sailing vessel	32	pt
13 Sep 1917	UB 50	Correiro De Sines	Sailing vessel	32	pt
14 Sep 1917	UB 50	Sado	Sailing vessel	196	pt
18 Sep 1917	UB 50	Polar Prince	Steamer	3,611	br
20 Sep 1917	UB 50	Fabian	steamer	2,246	br
20 Sep 1917	UB 50	Goffredo Mameli	Steamer	4,124	it
22 Sep 1917	UB 50	Alkyon	Steamer	2,464	gr
22 Sep 1917	UB 50	John Knudsen	Steamer	1,670	nw
26 Sep 1917	UB 50	Ciro	Sailing vessel	296	it
28 Oct 1917	UB 50	Marc Fraissinet	Steamer	3,060	fr
28 Oct 1917	UB 50	Senegal	Steamer	845	it
1 Nov 1917	UB 50	Margam Abbey	Steamer	4,367	br
4 Nov 1917	UB 50	Antaeus	Steamer	3,061	br
5 Nov 1917	UB 50	Amberton (d.)	Steamer	4,556	br
9 Nov 1917	UB 50	Rizal	Steamer	2,744	am
19 Dec 1917	UB 50	S. Giuseppe B.	Sailing vessel	96	it
21 Dec 1917	UB 50	City Of Lucknow	Steamer	8,293	br
25 Dec 1917	UB 50	Sant’ Antonio	Sailing vessel	843	it

1 Jan 1918	UB 50	Egyptian Transport (d.)	Steamer	4,648	br
3 Jan 1918	UB 50	Allanton	Steamer	4,253	br
3 Jan 1918	UB 50	Steelville	Steamer	3,649	br
7 Jan 1918	UB 50	Arab	Steamer	4,191	br
22 Mar 1918	UB 50	Saint Jean II	Steamer	2,457	fr
22 Mar 1918	UB 50	Shadwell (d.)	Steamer	4,091	br
26 Mar 1918	UB 50	Volturno	Steamer	11,495	it
6 Apr 1918	UB 50	Madeleine III	Q-ship	149	fr
11 Apr 1918	UB 50	CARMELA G	Sailing vessel	41	it
11 Apr 1918	UB 50	Highland Prince	Steamer	3,390	br
17 May 1918	UB 50	Elswick Grange (d.)	Steamer	3,926	br
17 May 1918	UB 50	Mavisbrook	Steamer	3,152	br
19 May 1918	UB 50	Kirstine Jensen	Sailing vessel	168	da
20 May 1918	UB 50	New Sweden	Steamer	5,319	sw
22 May 1918	UB 50	Maria Pia (d.)	Steamer	180	it
25 May 1918	UB 50	Amiral Lafont	Auxiliary motor	117	fr
25 May 1918	UB 50	Santa Teresa	Sailing vessel	257	it
				112,754
42 ships sunk (95,353 tons) and 5 ships damaged (17,401 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.