WWI U-boat commanders

Hans Nieland

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
26 ships sunk with a total of 40,157 GRT
4 ships damaged with a total of 19,048 GRT

Born:13 Jun 1885  
Died:  


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Ranks

1 Apr 1905 Seekadett
7 Apr 1906 Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908 Leutnant zur See
5 Sep 1911 Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916 Kapitänleutnant
24 Nov 1919 Out of naval service

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
 Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)

U-boat Commands

UB 1229 Mar 1915 - 20 Nov 1915
UB 2511 Dec 1915 - 24 Dec 1915
U 6716 Mar 1916 - 14 Dec 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Hans Nieland

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
24 Jul 1915 UB 12 ActivityFishing vessel (smack)56br
24 Jul 1915 UB 12 Henry CharlesFishing vessel (smack)41br
24 Jul 1915 UB 12 KathleenFishing vessel (smack)59br
24 Jul 1915 UB 12 ProsperFishing vessel (smack)45br
4 Aug 1915 UB 12 ChallengerFishing vessel (smack)50br
4 Aug 1915 UB 12 HeliotropeFishing vessel (smack)28br
23 Aug 1915 UB 12 Boy BertFishing vessel (smack)57br
23 Aug 1915 UB 12 IntegrityFishing vessel (smack)52br
25 Aug 1915 UB 12 Young FrankFishing vessel (smack)49br
 
16 Apr 1916 U 67  CardoniaSailing vessel2,169br
20 Apr 1916 U 67 WhitgiftSteamer4,397br
22 Apr 1916 U 67 ChanaralSailing vessel2,423fr
8 Dec 1916 U 67 Intaba (d.)Q-ship4,282br
 
28 Jan 1917 U 67  DaisySteamer1,227da
29 Jan 1917 U 67 Punta TenoSteamer1,042sp
1 Feb 1917 U 67 ButronSteamer2,434sp
2 Feb 1917 U 67 ElikonSteamer1,166gr
5 Feb 1917 U 67 LortonSailing vessel1,419pe
19 Feb 1917 U 67 HeadleySteamer4,953br
17 Apr 1917 U 67 KishSteamer4,928br
18 Apr 1917 U 67 RhydwenSteamer4,799br
20 Apr 1917 U 67 PortloeSteamer3,187br
28 Apr 1917 U 67  Port JacksonSailing vessel2,309br
19 Jul 1917 U 67 HarrildsborgSteamer1,547da
24 Jul 1917 U 67 VikingSteamer873sw
28 Jul 1917 U 67  RigmorSteamer798da
15 Sep 1917 U 67 Idomeneus (d.)Steamer6,692br
21 Nov 1917 U 67 Breynton (d.)Steamer4,240br
22 Nov 1917 U 67 Redbridge (d.)Steamer3,834br
27 Nov 1917 U 67 PremierFishing vessel (smack)49br
 59,205
26 ships sunk (40,157 tons) and 4 ships damaged (19,048 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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