WWI U-boat Successes

Ships hit by U 47

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Date	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.

15 Aug 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Presto (p.)	1,046		sw
30 Aug 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Wellamo	1,050		fi
16 Nov 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Dolfijn	140		nl
16 Nov 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Parnass	646		nw
1 Dec 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Kediri	3,781		nl
7 Dec 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Spyros	3,357		gr
13 Dec 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Salamis	3,638		gr
19 Dec 1916	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Sno	1,823		nw

8 May 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Madeleine III (d.)	149		fr
11 May 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Hindoo (d.)	4,915		br
13 May 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	L’indipendente F.	181		it
15 May 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Pancras (d.)	4,436		br
17 May 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Eirini	2,662		gr
18 May 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Frances M.	1,228		am
22 May 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Lapa	1,366		bz
24 May 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Barbara	838		am
25 May 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Magnus Manson	1,751		am
3 Jun 1917	U 47	Heinrich Metzger	Vulcanus	1,470		fr
				34,477
15 ships sunk (24,977 tons) and 3 ships damaged (9,500 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.