WWI U-boat commanders

Johannes Klasing

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/01)

Successes
44 ships sunk with a total of 82,290 GRT
3 ships damaged with a total of 10,299 GRT

Born:	26 Mar 1883	Bielefeld
Died:	21 Oct 1918	Mediterranean Sea

Ranks

10 Apr 1901		Seekadett
22 Apr 1902		Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1904		Leutnant zur See
27 Apr 1907		Oberleutnant zur See
18 Nov 1912		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

12 Nov 1904		Lifesaving Medal
6 May 1912		Order of the Crown
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
10 Jun 1918		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

U 34	12 Dec 1916	-	17 Jan 1918
U 34	14 Mar 1918	-	21 Oct 1918 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Johannes Klasing

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

19 Mar 1917	U 34	Angiolina (d.)	Steamer	3,541	it
20 Mar 1917	U 34	Paul Et Marie	Sailing vessel	321	fr
23 Mar 1917	U 34	Artemis	Steamer	528	gr
23 Mar 1917	U 34	Bellatrix	Steamer	2,568	nw
23 Mar 1917	U 34	Noli	steamer	1,569	it
28 Mar 1917	U 34	ANTONIETTA R.	Sailing vessel	84	it
28 Mar 1917	U 34	Carlo T.	Sailing vessel	134	it
28 Mar 1917	U 34	GIUSEPPINA	Sailing vessel	223	it
28 Mar 1917	U 34	Giuseppina Rosa	Sailing vessel	132	it
28 Mar 1917	U 34	LA MARIA	Sailing vessel	43	it
28 Mar 1917	U 34	PIETRO LOFARO	Sailing vessel	291	it
28 Mar 1917	U 34	Raffaele	Sailing vessel	53	it
4 May 1917	U 34	Francesco C.	Sailing vessel	984	it
9 May 1917	U 34	Harpagus	Steamer	5,866	br
10 May 1917	U 34	Carmen	Sailing vessel	319	sp
11 May 1917	U 34	Lefkosia	Steamer	1,087	gr
11 May 1917	U 34	Medjerda	Troopship	1,918	fr
12 May 1917	U 34	Zanoni	Steamer	3,851	br
14 May 1917	U 34	Gravelinoise	Sailing vessel	129	fr
14 May 1917	U 34	Tejo	Sailing vessel	201	pt
15 May 1917	U 34	Tung Shan	Steamer	3,999	br
16 May 1917	U 34	Dorothy Duff	Sailing vessel	186	br
16 May 1917	U 34	Patricio (d.)	Steamer	2,164	sp
17 May 1917	U 34	Alfonso	Sailing vessel	230	it
19 May 1917	U 34	Mardinian	Steamer	3,322	br
20 May 1917	U 34	Caspian	Steamer	3,606	br
21 May 1917	U 34	Saint Michel	Sailing vessel	175	fr
28 Jun 1917	U 34	Minerve	Steamer	723	fr
30 Jun 1917	U 34	Mont Viso	Steamer	4,820	fr
3 Jul 1917	U 34	Marthe Roux	Sailing vessel	1,962	fr
4 Jul 1917	U 34	Fratelli Bianchi	Steamer	3,542	it
7 Jul 1917	U 34	Wilberforce	Steamer	3,074	br
12 Jul 1917	U 34	Ondine	Sailing vessel	84	fr
2 Dec 1917	U 34	Berwick Law	Steamer	4,680	br
2 Dec 1917	U 34	Minas	Steamer	2,506	gr
6 Dec 1917	U 34	Ilvington Court	Steamer	4,217	br
12 Dec 1917	U 34	Emanuele C.	Sailing vessel	284	it

12 Apr 1918	U 34	Autolycus	Steamer	5,806	br
12 Apr 1918	U 34	Moyune	Steamer	4,935	br
19 Apr 1918	U 34	Elka	Steamer	2,128	gr
19 Apr 1918	U 34	Lord Charlemont	Steamer	3,209	br
22 Apr 1918	U 34	Dronning Maud	Steamer	2,663	br
28 Aug 1918	U 34	Emilia G.	sailing vessel	246	it
28 Aug 1918	U 34	Johanne	Sailing vessel	234	da
4 Sep 1918	U 34	Richard	Sailing vessel	175	nw
9 Sep 1918	U 34	Policastra (d.)	Steamer	4,594	br
9 Sep 1918	U 34	War Arabis	Steamer	5,183	br
				92,589
44 ships sunk (82,290 tons) and 3 ships damaged (10,299 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.