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HMAT A27 Southern



1st January 1915 Australian Troop Transports  

HMAT A27 Southern Pictured as part of the 1st Convoy in 1914, from: AWM H15740.

HMAT A27 Southern weighed 4,769 tons with an average cruise speed of 10.5 knots or 19.44 kmph. It was owned by the Central Shipping Co, London, and leased by the Commonwealth until 3 February 1915.

John Doran


26th January 1916   SM U-72

Type UE 1 Shipyard Vulcan, Hamburg (Werk 56) Ordered 6 Jan 1915 Launched 31 Oct 1915 Commissioned 26 Jan 1916

Commanders.
28 Jan 1916 - 17 Jul 1917 Ernst Krafft.
18 Jul 1917 - 5 Nov 1917 Johannes Feldkirchner.
6 Nov 1917 - 31 Dec 1917 Erich Schulze.
1 Jan 1918 - 31 Oct 1918 Hermann Bohm

Career 4 patrols.
11 Apr 1916 - 17 Sep 1916 I Flotilla.
17 Sep 1916 - 1 Nov 1918 Pola/Mittelmeer II Flotilla

Successes 21 ships sunk with a total of 38,596 tons.
5 ships damaged with a total of 21,513 tons.

  • 7 Sep 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Achaia 2,733 br
  • 7 Sep 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Hiso 1,562 nw
  • 7 Sep 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Doreen 9 br
  • 7 Sep 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Allegro 7 br
  • 7 Sep 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Griffin 10 br
  • 7 Sep 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Puffin (damaged) unknown br
  • 19 Nov 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Maria Di Pompei 286 it
  • 23 Nov 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Margherita F. 44 it
  • 26 Nov 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Christoforos 3,674 gr
  • 27 Nov 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Salvatore Ciampa 1,728 it
  • 2 Dec 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Palermo 9,203 it
  • 11 Dec 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Jeanne 534 it
  • 14 Dec 1916 U 72 Ernst Krafft Caledonia (damaged) 7,572 br
  • 3 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Manin B. 249 it
  • 7 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Errington Court (damaged) 4,461 br
  • 8 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Cheltonian 4,426 br
  • 8 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Felicina 165 it
  • 9 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Bravore 1,650 nw
  • 9 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft General Laurie 238 br
  • 9 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Montebello 2,603 it
  • 13 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Santo 622 it
  • 13 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Biagio 276 it
  • 25 Jun 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Southern (damaged) 5,694 br
  • 7 Jul 1917 U 72 Ernst Krafft Shigizan Maru 2,828 jp
  • 1 Aug 1917 U 72 Johannes Feldkirchner Rokeby (damaged) 3,786 br
  • 4 Aug 1917 U 72 Johannes Feldkirchner British Monarch 5,749 br

Fate 1 Nov 1918 - Scuttled during the evacuation of Cattaro in position 42.30N, 18.41E.

There was another U 72 in World War Two.
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 22 Nov 1940 and commissioned into the Kriegsmarine on 4 Jan 1941.

John Doran


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