WWI U-boat commanders

Johannes Feldkirchner

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/03)

Successes
14 ships sunk with a total of 10,608 GRT
3 warships sunk with a total of 2,201 tons
3 ships damaged with a total of 14,113 GRT
2 warships damaged with a total of 6,500 tons

Born:6 Nov 1884  
Died:10 Jul 1950  

Johannes Feldkirchner

Ranks

1 Apr 1903 Seekadett
15 Apr 1904 Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1906 Leutnant zur See
27 Mar 1909 Oberleutnant zur See
16 Apr 1915 Kapitänleutnant
31 Jan 1920 Out of naval service

Decorations

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

U-boat Commands

U 171 Aug 1914 - 7 Mar 1915
UC 2528 Jun 1916 - 17 Jul 1917
U 7218 Jul 1917 - 5 Nov 1917
U 4728 Aug 1917 - 29 Oct 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Johannes Feldkirchner

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
20 Oct 1914 U 17 Glitrasteamer866br
 
19 Oct 1916 UC 25 JUG75ru
6 Dec 1916 UC 25 ShchitMinesweeper248ru
 
6 Apr 1917 UC 25 CybeleSailing vessel148fr
7 Apr 1917 UC 25 Edwin R. HuntSailing vessel1,132am
28 Apr 1917 UC 25 JulietteFishing vessel50fr
15 May 1917 UC 25  BoutefeuDestroyer703fr
16 May 1917 UC 25  Dartmouth (d.)Light cruiser5,250br
24 May 1917 UC 25 Domenico BaroneSailing vessel171it
28 May 1917 UC 25 Nuovo S. GiovanniSailing vessel31it
28 May 1917 UC 25 San DomenicoSailing vessel27it
31 May 1917 UC 25 NinottoSailing vessel208it
1 Jun 1917 UC 25 Domenico MiscuracaSailing vessel194it
1 Jun 1917 UC 25 VittoriaSailing vessel248it
6 Jun 1917 UC 25 Mitra (d.)Tanker5,592br
4 Jul 1917 UC 25 AsterSloop1,250br
4 Jul 1917 UC 25 Azalea (hms) (d.)Sloop1,250br
5 Jul 1917 UC 25 Eburna (d.)Tanker4,735br
1 Aug 1917 U 72 Rokeby (d.)Steamer3,786br
4 Aug 1917 U 72 British MonarchSteamer5,749br
18 Oct 1917 UC 25 Anna ScottoSteamer594it
3 Dec 1917 UC 25 MeloSteamer1,115it
 33,422
17 ships sunk (12,809 tons) and 5 ships damaged (20,613 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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