WWI U-boat commanders

Martin Schelle

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
39 ships sunk with a total of 19,095 GRT
2 warships sunk with a total of 1,660 tons
6 ships damaged with a total of 11,443 GRT

Born:	18 Jan 1888
Died:	14 Jul 1918	Padstow, Cornwall

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Ranks

1 Apr 1906		Seekadett
6 Apr 1907		Fähnrich zur See
30 Sep 1909		Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912		Oberleutnant zur See
13 Jul 1916		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

UC 33	25 Sep 1916	-	19 Jul 1917
UB 65	18 Aug 1917	-	14 Jul 1918 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Martin Schelle

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

8 Feb 1917	UC 33	Derika	Trawler	153	nl
14 Feb 1917	UC 33	Eudora	Sailing vessel	1,991	br
18 Feb 1917	UC 33	Clifton	Navy Trawler	242	br
24 Feb 1917	UC 33	Verona	Navy Yacht	437	br
14 Apr 1917	UC 33	Hermione	Steamer	4,011	br
20 Apr 1917	UC 33	Loch Eye	Navy Trawler	225	br
21 Apr 1917	UC 33	Jedburgh	Trawler	165	br
21 Apr 1917	UC 33	Yeovil	Trawler	164	br
5 May 1917	UC 33	Lodes	Steamer	396	br
23 May 1917	UC 33	Beinir	Fishing vessel (smack)	73	da
23 May 1917	UC 33	Britannia	Fishing vessel	69	da
23 May 1917	UC 33	Else	Fishing vessel	78	da
23 May 1917	UC 33	Margrethe	Fishing vessel (smack)	104	da
23 May 1917	UC 33	Olearia	Trawler	209	br
23 May 1917	UC 33	Sisapon	Trawler	211	br
23 May 1917	UC 33	Streymoy	Fishing vessel	81	da
24 May 1917	UC 33	Brestir	Fishing vessel (smack)	69	da
24 May 1917	UC 33	Isabella Innes	Fishing vessel	37	da
24 May 1917	UC 33	Traveller	Fishing vessel (smack)	76	da
25 May 1917	UC 33	A. H. Friis	Sailing vessel	110	da
25 May 1917	UC 33	Glyg	Steamer	358	nw
25 May 1917	UC 33	Whinlatter	Sailing vessel	1,378	nw
28 Jun 1917	UC 33	Corona	Motor fishing vessel	48	br
29 Jun 1917	UC 33	Gem	Fishing vessel	79	br
29 Jun 1917	UC 33	Manx Princess	Fishing vessel	87	br
30 Jun 1917	UC 33	Cheerful (hms)	Destroyer	370	br
30 Jun 1917	UC 33	Germania	Steamer	1,064	sw
1 Jul 1917	UC 33	Ariel	Sailing vessel	108	br
2 Jul 1917	UC 33	General Buller	Drifter	72	br
2 Jul 1917	UC 33	Hamnavoe	Drifter	57	br
6 Jul 1917	UC 33	Handel en Visscherij	Fishing vessel (sail)	76	nl
6 Jul 1917	UC 33	Piet Hein	Fishing vessel (sail)	100	nl
6 Jul 1917	UC 33	Skjald	Sailing vessel	477	nw
7 Jul 1917	UC 33	Southesk	Navy Drifter	93	br
31 Oct 1917	UB 65	Margrete (d.)	Steamer	1,277	da
12 Dec 1917	UB 65	Bellville	Sailing vessel	992	sw
12 Dec 1917	UB 65	Charleston	Steamer	1,866	br
14 Dec 1917	UB 65	Nor	Steamer	1,418	nw
16 Dec 1917	UB 65	Arbutus (hms)	Sloop	1,290	br

2 Mar 1918	UB 65	Havna	Steamer	1,150	nw
4 May 1918	UB 65	Pensilva (d.)	Steamer	4,316	br
5 May 1918	UB 65	Pandora (d.)	Sailing vessel	85	br
5 May 1918	UB 65	M. J. Hedley (d.)	Steamer	449	br
8 May 1918	UB 65	Elizabetta (d.)	Steamer	335	br
8 May 1918	UB 65	Thoralf	Sailing vessel	586	da
13 May 1918	UB 65	Esperanza De Larrinaga (d.)	Steamer	4,981	br
14 Jul 1918	UB 65	Maria Jose	Sailing vessel	185	pt
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41 ships sunk (20,755 tons) and 6 ships damaged (11,443 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.