WWI U-boat commanders

Hans Trenk

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
4 ships sunk with a total of 5,876 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 1,735 GRT
1 warship damaged with a total of 14,150 tons

Born:23 Jun 1887  
Died:  


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Ranks

1 Apr 1905 Seekadett
7 Apr 1906 Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908 Leutnant zur See
5 Sep 1911 Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916 Kapitänleutnant
31 Jan 1920 Out of naval service

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
 Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)

U-boat Commands

UB 8610 Nov 1917 - 11 Nov 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Hans Trenk

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
21 Feb 1918 UB 86 MerciaSteamer1,127sw
11 Apr 1918 UB 86  King Alfred (d.)Armored cruiser14,150br
18 Apr 1918 UB 86 GregynogSteamer1,701br
17 Aug 1918 UB 86 DenebolaSteamer1,481br
17 Aug 1918 UB 86  HeleneSteamer1,567da
19 Aug 1918 UB 86 Charity (d.)Steamer1,735br
 21,761
4 ships sunk (5,876 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15,885 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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