Franz Krapohl
Kapitänleutnant der Reserve (Crew 10/03)
Successes
1 ship damaged with a total of 256 GRT |
| Born: | 12 Mar 1878 | |
| Died: | 8 Apr 1945 | Baltic |
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| Ranks| 24 Nov 1904 | | Vizesteuermann der Reserve | | 7 Mar 1908 | | Leutnant zur See der Reserve | | 1910 or 1911 | | Leutnant zur See der Seewehr I | | 18 Nov 1912 | | Oberleutnant zur See der Seewehr I | | 10 Mar 1917 | | Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve | | 26 Apr 1917 | | Kapitänleutnant der Reserve | | 31 Dec 1918 | | Out of naval service |
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U-boat Commands
| UB 92 | 27 Apr 1918 | - | 30 Jun 1918 |
| U 52 | 6 May 1918 | - | 11 Nov 1918 |
Notes
Also served as an officer on the merchant U-boat
Deutschland in 1916, for which he was awarded the Order of the Crown. Killed when the supply ship
Franken he was commanding was sunk near Hela by Soviet aircraft.
Ships hit by Franz Krapohl
| Date | U-boat | | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. |
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| 16 Aug 1918 | U 52 | | Fylde (d.) | Tug | 256 |  | br |
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| 256 | | | 1 ship damaged (256 tons).
Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
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