WWI U-boat commanders

Klaus Hansen

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/02)

Successes
30 ships sunk with a total of 62,934 GRT
3 ships damaged with a total of 15,637 GRT
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 355 GRT

Born:5 Jan 1883 Cöln 
Died:24 Sep 1915 off Scilly Islands 

Klaus Hansen

Ranks

1 Apr 1902 Seekadett
11 Apr 1903 Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1905 Leutnant zur See
30 Mar 1908 Oberleutnant zur See
22 Mar 1914 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

9 Aug 1908  Albert Order (Saxony)
 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

U 161 Aug 1914 - 15 Mar 1915
U 411 Feb 1915 - 24 Sep 1915 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Klaus Hansen

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
15 Feb 1915 U 16 DulwichSteamer3,289br
15 Feb 1915 U 16 Ville De LilleSteamer997fr
18 Feb 1915 U 16 Dinorah (d.)Steamer4,208fr
19 Feb 1915 U 16 Belridge (d.)Tanker7,020nw
2 May 1915 U 41  AmericaSteamer3,706nw
2 May 1915 U 41 CruiserTrawler146br
2 May 1915 U 41 MartabanTrawler148br
2 May 1915 U 41 MercuryTrawler222br
2 May 1915 U 41 St. GeorgeTrawler215br
3 May 1915 U 41 OscarSailing vessel107nw
3 May 1915 U 41 Roxane (p.)Steamer355sw
25 May 1915 U 41 Nebraskan (d.)Steamer4,409am
26 May 1915 U 41 MorwennaSteamer1,414br
27 May 1915 U 41  CadebySteamer1,130br
28 May 1915 U 41 EthiopeSteamer3,794br
28 May 1915 U 41 SpennymoorSteamer2,733br
28 May 1915 U 41 TullochmoorSteamer3,520br
29 May 1915 U 41 CysneSteamer623pt
29 May 1915 U 41 DixianaSteamer3,329br
29 May 1915 U 41 GlenleeSteamer4,140br
16 Jul 1915 U 41 BalvaSteamer1,165ru
17 Jul 1915 U 41 General RadetzkySteamer2,118ru
24 Jul 1915 U 41 GrangewoodSteamer3,422br
25 Jul 1915 U 41 CelticTrawler264br
25 Jul 1915 U 41 CydoniaTrawler259br
25 Jul 1915 U 41 EmblemTrawler157br
25 Jul 1915 U 41 GadwallTrawler192br
25 Jul 1915 U 41 HonoriaTrawler179br
25 Jul 1915 U 41 LeelenawSteamer1,923am
28 Jul 1915 U 41  TrondhjemsfjordSteamer4,350nw
23 Sep 1915 U 41  Anglo-colombianSteamer4,792br
23 Sep 1915 U 41  ChancellorSteamer4,586br
23 Sep 1915 U 41  HesioneSteamer3,363br
24 Sep 1915 U 41 UrbinoSteamer6,651br
 78,926
31 ships sunk (63,289 tons) and 3 ships damaged (15,637 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost).
We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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