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Franz Wäger
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/07)
| Successes 10 ships sunk with a total of 19,561 GRT 1 warship sunk with a total of 120 tons 1 ship damaged with a total of 3,943 GRT |
| Born: | 7 Jan 1888 | Bamberg |
| Died: | 4 Aug 1916 | Otranto Straits |
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U-boat Commands
| UB 1 | 29 Jan 1915 | - | 9 Jul 1915 |
| UC 7 | 9 Jul 1915 | - | 29 Nov 1915 |
| UB 18 | 11 Dec 1915 | - | 15 Feb 1916 |
| UB 44 | 11 May 1916 | - | 4 Aug 1916 (+) |
Notes
No entry found for this officer.
Ships hit by Franz Wäger
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1915 | UB 1 |  | 5 Pn | Torpedo boat | 120 |  | it |
| 1 Sep 1915 | UC 7 | Malta | Navy Trawler | 138 |  | br | |
| 1 Sep 1915 | UC 7 | Nadine | Navy Trawler | 150 | | br | |
| 1 Sep 1915 | UC 7 | Savona | steamer | 1,180 | | br | |
| 3 Sep 1915 | UC 7 | Churston | Steamer | 2,470 | | br | |
| 22 Sep 1915 | UC 7 | | Koningin Emma | Passenger steamer | 9,181 |  | nl |
| 26 Sep 1915 | UC 7 | Vigilant | pilot boat | 69 | | br | |
| 5 Oct 1915 | UC 7 | Novocastrian | Steamer | 1,151 | | br | |
| 6 Oct 1915 | UC 7 | | Texelstroom | Steamer | 1,601 | | nl |
| 28 Nov 1915 | UC 7 | William Morrison | Navy Trawler | 212 | | br | |
| 8 Feb 1916 | UC 7 | Elswick Manor (d.) | Steamer | 3,943 | | br | |
| 30 Jun 1916 | UB 44 | Moeris | Steamer | 3,409 | | br | |
| 23,624 | |||||||
| 11 ships sunk (19,681 tons) and 1 ship damaged (3,943 tons).
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