Ships hit by U 53
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| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | ||
| 11 Jul 1916 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Calypso | 2,876 | br | ||
| 8 Oct 1916 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Blommersdijk | 4,850 | nl | ||
| 8 Oct 1916 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Christian Knutsen | 4,224 | nw | ||
| 8 Oct 1916 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Stephano | 3,449 | br | ||
| 8 Oct 1916 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Strathdene | 4,321 | br | ||
| 8 Oct 1916 | U 53 | Hans Rose | West Point | 3,847 | br | ||
| 22 Jan 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Anna | 154 | fr | ||
| 22 Jan 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Zeta | 3,053 | nl | ||
| 28 Jan 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Nueva Montana | 2,039 | sp | ||
| 29 Jan 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Algorta | 2,117 | sp | ||
| 31 Jan 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Hekla | 524 | nw | ||
| 2 Feb 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Odin | 1,045 | nw | ||
| 3 Feb 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Housatonic | 3,143 | am | ||
| 4 Feb 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Aimee Maria | 327 | fr | ||
| 4 Feb 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Bangpuhtis | 259 | ru | ||
| 5 Feb 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Bravalla | 1,519 | sw | ||
| 9 Feb 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Marian | 71 | nl | ||
| 2 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Gazelle | 119 | br | ||
| 2 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Utopia | 184 | br | ||
| 3 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Theodoros Pangalos | 2,838 | gr | ||
| 5 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Federico Confalonieri | 4,434 | it | ||
| 9 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Cavour | 1,929 | it | ||
| 9 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Lars Fostenes | 2,118 | nw | ||
| 10 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | SVIATOI THEODOR (d.) | 126 | ru | ||
| 11 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Folia | 6,705 | br | ||
| 11 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Gracia | 3,129 | sp | ||
| 12 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Hainaut | 4,113 | be | ||
| 14 Mar 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Aquila | 1,092 | nw | ||
| 18 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Scalpa | 1,010 | br | ||
| 18 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Sculptor | 3,846 | br | ||
| 19 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Tempus | 2,981 | br | ||
| 21 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Pontiac | 1,698 | br | ||
| 22 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Neepawah | 1,799 | ca | ||
| 23 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Eptapyrgion | 4,307 | br | ||
| 24 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Anglesea | 4,534 | br | ||
| 24 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Ferndene | 3,770 | br | ||
| 25 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Elisabeth (d.) | 217 | da | ||
| 25 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Laura | 335 | br | ||
| 26 Apr 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Hekla | 169 | da | ||
| 27 Jun 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Ultonia | 10,402 | br | ||
| 8 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Asheim | 2,147 | nw | ||
| 8 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Atlantic | 1,087 | da | ||
| 10 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Cedric | 197 | br | ||
| 10 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Mabel | 205 | br | ||
| 10 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Pacific | 235 | br | ||
| 10 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Peridot | 214 | br | ||
| 10 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Pretoria | 283 | br | ||
| 10 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Romantic | 197 | br | ||
| 10 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Sea King | 185 | br | ||
| 10 Jul 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Stoic | 200 | br | ||
| 16 Aug 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Athenia | 8,668 | br | ||
| 21 Aug 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Devonian | 10,435 | br | ||
| 21 Aug 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Roscommon | 8,238 | br | ||
| 22 Aug 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Verdi | 7,120 | br | ||
| 23 Aug 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Boniface | 3,799 | br | ||
| 26 Aug 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Durango | 3,008 | br | ||
| 26 Aug 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Kenmore | 3,919 | br | ||
| 10 Oct 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Bostonian | 5,736 | br | ||
| 10 Oct 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Gowrie | 1,031 | br | ||
| 11 Oct 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Lewis Luckenbach | 3,906 | am | ||
| 15 Oct 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | San Nazario (d.) | 10,064 | br | ||
| 17 Oct 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Manchuria | 2,997 | br | ||
| 17 Oct 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Polvena | 4,750 | br | ||
| 19 Oct 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Parkhaven | 2,635 | nl | ||
| 20 Nov 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Megrez | 2,695 | nl | ||
| 20 Nov 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Nederland | 1,832 | nl | ||
| 23 Nov 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Westlands | 3,112 | br | ||
| 24 Nov 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Dunrobin | 3,617 | br | ||
| 1 Dec 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Helenus (d.) | 7,555 | br | ||
| 5 Dec 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Earlswood (d.) | 2,353 | br | ||
| 6 Dec 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Jacob Jones (uss) | 1,050 | am | ||
| 9 Dec 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Nyanza (d.) | 6,695 | br | ||
| 9 Dec 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | War Tune | 2,045 | br | ||
| 10 Dec 1917 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Řiekast | 605 | nw | ||
| 4 Feb 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Treveal | 4,160 | br | ||
| 6 Feb 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Holkar | 61 | br | ||
| 6 Feb 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Marsouin | 55 | fr | ||
| 7 Feb 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Beaumaris | 2,372 | br | ||
| 8 Feb 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Basuta | 2,876 | br | ||
| 9 Feb 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Lydie | 2,559 | br | ||
| 11 Feb 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Merton Hall | 4,327 | br | ||
| 2 Apr 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Meaford | 1,889 | br | ||
| 7 Apr 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Cadillac (d.) | 11,106 | br | ||
| 7 Apr 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Knight Templar (d.) | 7,175 | br | ||
| 7 Apr 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Port Campbell | 6,230 | br | ||
| 20 Jun 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Aisne (d.) | 315 | br | ||
| 27 Jun 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Keelung | 6,672 | br | ||
| 28 Jun 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Queen | 4,956 | br | ||
| 30 Jun 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | W.m.l. | 145 | br | ||
| 2 Jul 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Erme | 116 | br | ||
| 6 Jul 1918 | U 53 | Hans Rose | Gullfaxi | 46 | is | ||
| 28 Aug 1918 | U 53 | Otto von Schrader | Pauline | 134 | ru | ||
| 1 Sep 1918 | U 53 | Otto von Schrader | Ami De Dieu | 45 | fr | ||
| 1 Sep 1918 | U 53 | Otto von Schrader | Etoile Polaire | 51 | fr | ||
| 2 Sep 1918 | U 53 | Otto von Schrader | Hirondelle | 38 | fr | ||
| 2 Sep 1918 | U 53 | Otto von Schrader | Nicolazic | 42 | fr | ||
| 4 Sep 1918 | U 53 | Otto von Schrader | War Firth | 3,112 | br | ||
| 5 Sep 1918 | U 53 | Otto von Schrader | Rio Mondego (d.) | 733 | pt | ||
| 271,703 | |||||||
| 88 ships sunk (225,364 tons) and 10 ships damaged (46,339 tons).
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Below is a map showing the locations of the attacks in question:
In some cases the exact positions of losses are not known, those are not shown.
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