WWI U-boat commanders

Karl Petri

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
11 ships sunk with a total of 48,080 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 12,045 GRT

Born:	21 Apr 1887	Eichenzell b. Fulda
Died:	17 Apr 1929	Düsseldorf

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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
12 Oct 1916		Kapitänleutnant
6 Mar 1920		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

UC 49	2 Dec 1916	-	21 Apr 1917
UC 49	18 May 1917	-	2 Nov 1917
UB 87	27 Dec 1917	-	30 Sep 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Karl Petri

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.

17 Jun 1917	UC 49		Tosto	Steamer	1,234		nw
22 Jul 1917	UC 49		Cotovia	Steamer	4,020		br
23 Jul 1917	UC 49		Otway	Armed merchant cruiser	12,077		br
24 Jul 1917	UC 49		Blake	Steamer	3,740		br
25 Jul 1917	UC 49		Dea	Sailing vessel	1,109		nw
25 Aug 1917	UC 49		Nascent	Steamer	4,969		br
2 Sep 1917	UC 49		Dundee	Armed boarding steamer	2,187		br
21 Oct 1917	UC 49		Bunty	tug	73		br

3 Sep 1918	UB 87		Highcliffe	Steamer	3,238		br
6 Sep 1918	UB 87		Milly	Steamer	2,964		br
7 Sep 1918	UB 87		Persic (d.)	Passenger steamer	12,045		br
9 Sep 1918	UB 87		Missanabie	Passenger steamer	12,469		br
					60,125
11 ships sunk (48,080 tons) and 1 ship damaged (12,045 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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