Hermann Rigele
Linenschiffleutnant (Crew 1909)
Successes
1 ship sunk with a total of 67 GRT
1 warship damaged with a total of 5,250 tons |
| Born: | 16 Sep 1891 | Sarajevo |
| Died: | 18 Oct 1982 | Wien |
| Ranks| 1 Jul 1909 | | Seekadett | | 1 Jul 1911 | | Seefähnrich | | 1 May 1912 | | Fregattenleutnant | | 1 May 1916 | | Linenschiffleutnant |
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Notes
Service during World War Two
Fregattenkapitän Hermann Rigele was one of the oldest U-boat commanders of WWII to depart on patrol when he took his boat UD-3 out from Kiel, Germany on 3 Oct 1942. He was 51 year old at the time. He arrived safely in Lorient, France 20 days later. All in all he would command the UD-3 for 3 operational patrols, 103 days at sea. See his WWII page.
Ships hit by Hermann Rigele
| Date | U-boat | | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. |
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| 7 Jul 1918 | k.u.k. U31 | | Giuseppino Padre | sailing vessel | 67 |  | it |
| 2 Oct 1918 | k.u.k. U31 | | Weymouth (d.) | Light cruiser | 5,250 |  | br |
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| 5,317 | | | 1 ships sunk (67 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,250 tons).
Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
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