WWI U-boat commanders

Kurt Albrecht

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
38 ships sunk with a total of 41,773 GRT
8 ships damaged with a total of 17,437 GRT
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 644 GRT

Born:	2 Jan 1887	Magdeburg
Died:	8 May 1918	Western Mediterranean

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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

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		War Merit Cross (Brunswick)

U-boat Commands

UB 24	18 Nov 1915	-	12 Dec 1915
UB 36	22 May 1916	-	12 Dec 1916
UC 53	5 Apr 1917	-	5 Feb 1918
U 32	16 Feb 1918	-	8 May 1918 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Kurt Albrecht

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

30 Jul 1916	UB 36	Anna	Sailing vessel	172	sw
30 Jul 1916	UB 36	Pitea (p.)	Steamer	644	sw
1 Aug 1916	UB 36	Hudiksvall	Steamer	481	sw
1 Aug 1916	UB 36	Pehr Brahe	Steamer	499	fi

4 Jun 1917	UC 53	City Of Baroda	Steamer	5,032	br
9 Jun 1917	UC 53	Lilly	steamer	1,150	da
9 Jun 1917	UC 53	Tordenvore	Steamer	1,565	nw
10 Jun 1917	UC 53	Ligeiro (d.)	Sailing vessel	285	pt
10 Jun 1917	UC 53	Santa Maria	Sailing vessel	204	pt
11 Jun 1917	UC 53	Sibens	Sailing vessel	323	ru
12 Jun 1917	UC 53	Symra	Steamer	3,005	nw
16 Jun 1917	UC 53	ESPERANZA	Sailing vessel	98	sp
16 Jun 1917	UC 53	F.7.SB.	Sailing vessel	50	sp
21 Jun 1917	UC 53	Nord (d.)	Steamer	3,193	fr
9 Aug 1917	UC 53	Canara (d.)	Steamer	6,012	br
10 Aug 1917	UC 53	Margherita	Sailing vessel	66	it
10 Aug 1917	UC 53	Tito Speri	Steamer	3,893	it
11 Aug 1917	UC 53	Arcangelo Michele	Sailing vessel	45	it
12 Aug 1917	UC 53	Ansedonia	Sailing vessel	270	it
12 Aug 1917	UC 53	Ardita Carrara	Sailing vessel	75	it
13 Aug 1917	UC 53	IL NUOVO LEONARDO		34	it
15 Sep 1917	UC 53	Cavi (d.)	Steamer	2,544	it
18 Sep 1917	UC 53	Domenico Primo (d.)	Sailing vessel	80	it
19 Sep 1917	UC 53	Teresita	Sailing vessel	136	it
21 Sep 1917	UC 53	CHRISTINA	Sailing vessel	32	it
22 Sep 1917	UC 53	Primo	Sailing vessel	65	it
23 Sep 1917	UC 53	Argietta	Sailing vessel	165	it
23 Sep 1917	UC 53	GIUSEPPINA CONCETTINA	Sailing vessel	31	it
23 Sep 1917	UC 53	Irthington	Steamer	2,845	br
24 Sep 1917	UC 53	Nuova Francesca	Sailing vessel	45	it
24 Sep 1917	UC 53	S. ESPEDITO	Sailing vessel	31	it
8 Dec 1917	UC 53	Giuseppe Naccari	Sailing vessel	128	it
9 Dec 1917	UC 53	Cerea (d.)	Steamer	4,295	it
9 Dec 1917	UC 53	Costas	Steamer	3,278	gr
10 Dec 1917	UC 53	Antonio Magliulo	Sailing vessel	520	it
13 Dec 1917	UC 53	Karen	Steamer	1,689	nw
14 Dec 1917	UC 53	Brig 1 (d.)	Q-ship	120	br
25 Dec 1917	UC 53	Hekla	Steamer	937	da

25 Jan 1918	UC 53	Carignano	Steamer	2,688	it
26 Jan 1918	UC 53	Asimina	Steamer	2,878	gr
29 Jan 1918	UC 53	Geo	Steamer	3,048	br
30 Jan 1918	UC 53	Fratelli Barrera	Sailing vessel	88	it
30 Jan 1918	UC 53	Michele Padre	Sailing vessel	230	it
21 Apr 1918	U 32	Bellview	Steamer	3,567	br
1 May 1918	U 32	Era	Steamer	2,379	au
5 Oct 1918	UC 53	Rosa (d.)	Steamer	908	it
				59,823
38 ships sunk (42,386 tons) and 8 ships damaged (17,437 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.