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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment

SM U-72



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.

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