WWI U-boat commanders

Georg Schmidt

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/00)

Successes
16 ships sunk with a total of 35,539 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 4,465 GRT

Born:4 Nov 1882 Jork, Stade 
Died:2 Sep 1917 off Murmane coast 


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Ranks

7 Apr 1900 Seekadett
19 Apr 1901 Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1903 Leutnant zur See
20 Nov 1905 Oberleutnant zur See
29 Aug 1910 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

26 Mar 1907  Order of the Crown
19 Sep 1912  Order of the Red Eagle
prewar  Order of the Medjidie
 Iron Cross 2nd class

U-boat Commands

U 2815 Jan 1917 - 2 Sep 1917 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Georg Schmidt

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
29 May 1917 U 28 Fridtjof Nansensteamer2,190nw
29 May 1917 U 28 KarnaSailing vessel210nw
29 May 1917 U 28 KodanSailing vessel217nw
3 Jun 1917 U 28 MerionethSteamer3,004br
4 Jun 1917 U 28 AlgolSteamer2,088ru
5 Jun 1917 U 28 Alaskafishing vessel90nw
5 Jun 1917 U 28 DuenFishing vessel30nw
5 Jun 1917 U 28 SydkapFishing vessel40nw
8 Jun 1917 U 28  Manchester Engineer (d.)Steamer4,465br
8 Jun 1917 U 28 Sverre IiFishing vessel44nw
10 Jun 1917 U 28 Marie ElsieSteamer2,615br
10 Jun 1917 U 28 PerlaSteamer5,355br
28 Aug 1917 U 28 HidalgoSteamer4,271br
28 Aug 1917 U 28 WhitecourtSteamer3,680br
28 Aug 1917 U 28 MarseliezaSteamer3,568ru
1 Sep 1917 U 28 DrontSteamer3,488ru
2 Sep 1917 U 28 Olive BranchSteamer4,649br
 40,004
16 ships sunk (35,539 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4,465 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
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Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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