WWI U-boat commanders

Paul Wagenführ

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/00)

Successes
22 ships sunk with a total of 72,542 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 4,154 GRT
1 warship damaged with a total of 1,250 tons
3 ships taken as prize with a total of 430 GRT

Born:	10 Mar 1884	Helmstedt
Died:	12 Aug 1917	North Sea

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Ranks

7 Apr 1900		Seekadett
19 Apr 1901		Fähnrich zur See
15 Apr 1904		Leutnant zur See
30 Mar 1906		Oberleutnant zur See
10 Apr 1911		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

3 Oct 1912		Order of the Red Eagle
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
14 May 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

U 44

7 May 1915

12 Aug 1917 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Paul Wagenführ

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

25 Mar 1916	U 44	Ottomar	Sailing vessel	327	ru
27 Mar 1916	U 44	Manchester Engineer	Steamer	4,302	br
29 Mar 1916	U 44	Begonia (d.)	Sloop	1,250	br
30 Mar 1916	U 44	Bell	Sailing vessel	3,765	nw
31 Mar 1916	U 44	Achilles	Steamer	7,043	br
31 Mar 1916	U 44	Goldmouth	Tanker	7,446	br
31 Mar 1916	U 44	Hans Gude	Steamer	1,110	nw
1 Apr 1916	U 44	Ashburton	Steamer	4,445	br
27 Sep 1916	U 44	Thurso	Steamer	1,244	br

16 Jan 1917	U 44	Baron Sempill	Steamer	1,607	br
23 Jan 1917	U 44	Agnes (p.)	Trawler	125	br
23 Jan 1917	U 44	George E. Benson (p.)	Trawler	155	br
23 Jan 1917	U 44	Vera (p.)	Trawler	150	br
6 Mar 1917	U 44	Caldergrove	Steamer	4,327	br
6 Mar 1917	U 44	Fenay Lodge	Steamer	3,223	br
7 Mar 1917	U 44	Ohio	Steamer	8,719	fr
8 Mar 1917	U 44	Dunbarmoor	Steamer	3,651	br
8 Mar 1917	U 44	Silas	Sailing vessel	750	nw
10 Mar 1917	U 44	Aracataca (d.)	steamer	4,154	br
14 Mar 1917	U 44	Bray Head	Steamer	3,077	br
16 Mar 1917	U 44	Narragansett	Tanker	9,196	br
28 Apr 1917	U 44	Vacuum	Steamer	2,551	am
2 May 1917	U 44	Natuna	Sailing vessel	1,121	nw
21 Jul 1917	U 44	Robert Smith	Navy Trawler	211	br
24 Jul 1917	U 44	Thorsdal	steamer	2,200	nw
27 Jul 1917	U 44	John Hays Hammond	Sailing Vessel	132	am
5 Aug 1917	U 44	Bracondale	Q-ship	2,095	br
				78,376
25 ships sunk (72,972 tons) and 2 ships damaged (5,404 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.