WWI U-boat commanders

Victor Dieckmann

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
42 ships sunk with a total of 92,427 GRT
11 ships damaged with a total of 27,718 GRT
1 warship damaged with a total of 1,020 tons
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 1,019 GRT

Born:1 Sep 1887 Jüterbog 
Died:26 Mar 1918 St. George’s Channel 

Victor Dieckmann

Ranks

1 Apr 1905 Seekadett
7 Apr 1906 Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908 Leutnant zur See
27 Jan 1911 Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
18 Aug 1917  Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

UB 2723 Feb 1916 - 31 Oct 1916
U 612 Dec 1916 - 26 Mar 1918 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Victor Dieckmann

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
28 Apr 1916 UB 27 BLESSINGFishing vessel19br
28 Apr 1916 UB 27 Christian (d.)Sailing vessel227da
29 Apr 1916 UB 27 TealSteamer766br
29 Apr 1916 UB 27 Wandle (d.)Steamer889br
30 Apr 1916 UB 27 ModSteamer664nw
1 May 1916 UB 27 Rio BrancoSteamer2,258bz
2 May 1916 UB 27 MarsBarge581nw
2 May 1916 UB 27 MementoSailing vessel654nw
2 May 1916 UB 27 SuperbBarge770nw
25 Aug 1916 UB 27  Duke Of AlbanyArmed boarding steamer1,997br
27 Aug 1916 UB 27 Skjaereg (p.)steamer1,019nw
7 Oct 1916 UB 27 Jupiter (d.)Steamer2,124br
8 Oct 1916 UB 27 MagnusTrawler154br
 
2 Mar 1917 U 61 Edvard GriegSteamer989nw
3 Mar 1917 U 61 RosborgSteamer1,877da
9 Mar 1917 U 61 SpartanSailing vessel2,287nw
10 Mar 1917 U 61 AngolaSteamer4,297pt
13 Mar 1917 U 61 Luciline (d.)Tanker3,765br
13 Mar 1917 U 61 NorthwaiteSteamer3,626br
13 Mar 1917 U 61 WarnerQ-ship1,273br
17 Apr 1917 U 61 AburiSteamer3,730br
18 Apr 1917 U 61 Castiliansteamer1,923br
21 Apr 1917 U 61 SkjoldSailing vessel1,592nw
21 Apr 1917 U 61 TelenaTanker4,778br
23 Apr 1917 U 61 CallunaSailing vessel1,405da
23 Apr 1917 U 61 LenaSteamer2,463br
24 Apr 1917 U 61 MetropolisSailing vessel1,811nw
24 Apr 1917 U 61 Thirlby (d.)Steamer2,009br
30 Apr 1917 U 61 JarsteinSailing vessel198nw
9 Jun 1917 U 61 AdaSteamer2,370sw
9 Jun 1917 U 61  DanaSteamer1,590da
10 Jun 1917 U 61 BettySteamer2,683ru
10 Jun 1917 U 61 RiberaSteamer3,511br
14 Jun 1917 U 61 Widwud (d.)Sailing vessel299ru
16 Jun 1917 U 61 Fallodon (d.)Steamer3,012br
17 Jun 1917 U 61 RalooSteamer1,012br
19 Jun 1917 U 61 BatoumTanker4,054br
20 Jun 1917 U 61 Nitonian (d.)Steamer6,381br
28 Jul 1917 U 61 Comanchee (d.)Tanker5,588br
2 Aug 1917 U 61 LibiaSteamer2,416fr
4 Aug 1917 U 61 Countess Of MarSteamer2,234br
5 Aug 1917 U 61 SauternesSteamer902fr
5 Aug 1917 U 61 Campo LibreFishing vessel50sp
6 Aug 1917 U 61 CampanaSteamer3,675am
6 Aug 1917 U 61 Jeanne Et Genevieve (d.)Q-ship695fr
7 Aug 1917 U 61 TrentoSteamer3,276it
29 Sep 1917 U 61 ElmsgarthSteamer3,503br
11 Oct 1917 U 61 RhodesiaSteamer4,313br
15 Oct 1917 U 61  Cassin (d.)Destroyer1,020am
27 Dec 1917 U 61  Santee (d.)Q-ship2,729am
 
3 Jan 1918 U 61 BirchwoodSteamer2,756br
5 Jan 1918 U 61 Rose MarieSteamer2,220br
6 Jan 1918 U 61 HalberdierSteamer1,049br
6 Jan 1918 U 61 SpenserSteamer4,186br
23 Mar 1918 U 61 EtonianPassenger steamer6,515br
 122,184
43 ships sunk (93,446 tons) and 12 ships damaged (28,738 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.

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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