Hans von Mellenthin

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
57 ships sunk with a total of 154,619 GRT
7 ships damaged with a total of 31,556 GRT

Born:	25 Mar 1887	Schivelbein, Pomerania
Died:	12 Jun 1971	Kiel-Kitzeberg

Ranks

1 Apr 1906		Seekadett
6 Apr 1907		Fähnrich zur See
30 Sep 1909		Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912		Oberleutnant zur See
13 Jul 1916		Kapitänleutnant
31 Jul 1922		Korvettenkapitän (Charakter)
31 Jul 1922		Out of naval service

Decorations

12 Mar 1915		Ottoman Osminieh Order
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Military Merit Medal
		Iron Half Moon
		Empire Silver Medal Imtiaz with Scimitars
		Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
		Military Merit Cross
22 Apr 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
25 Feb 1918		Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

UB 43	29 Aug 1916	-	8 Apr 1917
UB 49	28 Jun 1917	-	12 Jun 1918
U 120	31 Aug 1918	-	11 Nov 1918

Notes

Hans von Mellenthin joined the Kaiserliche Marine in 1906 as Seekadett. Was in 1914 CO of the Turkish torpedocruiser Berk. In 1915 he was CO of a torpedoboat and active in the battle for the Dardanelles. In 1916 he was promoted Kapitänleutnant and was CO of UB11, UB43 (from the 29th August) and in 1917 of UB49 (starting from the 28th June).

On 9th September UB49 was suffering damage and entered the Spanish harbor of Cadiz. The Spanish authorities wanted to intern the boat and crew, but von Mellenthin managed escape from Cadiz with his UB49 on 6 October.

In 1918 he received the Pour le Mérite and became CO of U120, probably in June. In 1919-1920 he served in the Marine Brigade von Löwenfeldt. Between 1920 and 1937 he was active in business in South-America.

Ships hit by Hans von Mellenthin

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

14 Sep 1916	UB 43	Italiana	Steamer	2,663	br
17 Sep 1916	UB 43	Dewa	Steamer	3,802	br
17 Sep 1916	UB 43	Lord Tredegar	Steamer	3,856	br
10 Oct 1916	UB 43	Elax	Tanker	3,980	br
13 Oct 1916	UB 43	Welsh Prince	Steamer	4,934	br
3 Nov 1916	UB 43	Statesman	Steamer	6,153	br
4 Nov 1916	UB 43	Clan Leslie	Steamer	3,937	br
4 Nov 1916	UB 43	Huntsvale	Steamer	5,398	br
6 Nov 1916	UB 43	Arabia	Steamer	7,903	br
12 Nov 1916	UB 43	Kapunda	Steamer	3,383	br
13 Dec 1916	UB 43	Bretwalda	Steamer	4,037	br
14 Dec 1916	UB 43	Russian	Steamer	8,825	br
14 Dec 1916	UB 43	Westminster	Steamer	4,342	br

24 Feb 1917	UB 43	Miaoulis	Steamer	2,918	gr
26 Feb 1917	UB 43	Clan Farquhar	Steamer	5,858	br
27 Feb 1917	UB 43	Brodmore	Steamer	4,071	br
28 Feb 1917	UB 43	Shinsei Maru	Steamer	3,060	jp
26 Mar 1917	UB 43	Ledbury	Steamer	3,046	br
3 Apr 1917	UB 43	Vasilefs Constantinos	Steamer	4,070	gr
2 Sep 1917	UB 49	Caracas	Auxiliary motor	1,077	nw
4 Sep 1917	UB 49	Theodora	Steamer	2,899	gr
6 Sep 1917	UB 49	Moina	Auxiliary motor	168	fr
7 Sep 1917	UB 49	Brodmead (d.)	Steamer	5,646	br
7 Sep 1917	UB 49	Casa Blanca	Sailing vessel	31	pt
7 Sep 1917	UB 49	Clan Ferguson	Steamer	4,808	br
7 Sep 1917	UB 49	Hunsbridge	Steamer	3,424	br
16 Dec 1917	UB 49	New York	Sailing vessel	442	it
16 Dec 1917	UB 49	SAN FRANCESCO DI PAOLA	Sailing vessel	51	it
18 Dec 1917	UB 49	Giuilo S (d.)	Sailing vessel	151	it
20 Dec 1917	UB 49	Attualita	Steamer	4,791	it
20 Dec 1917	UB 49	Regin	Steamer	1,845	nw
20 Dec 1917	UB 49	Suruga (d.)	Steamer	4,374	am
21 Dec 1917	UB 49	Monte Bianco (d.)	Steamer	6,968	it
21 Dec 1917	UB 49	Stromboli	Steamer	5,356	it
22 Dec 1917	UB 49	Piemonte (d.)	Steamer	2,395	it
23 Dec 1917	UB 49	Caboto	Steamer	4,418	it
25 Dec 1917	UB 49	Umballa	Steamer	5,310	br

26 Jan 1918	UB 49	Caterina	Sailing vessel	22	it
28 Jan 1918	UB 49	Elsa	Sailing vessel	165	it
28 Jan 1918	UB 49	Lysi	Sailing vessel	247	it
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	Ada	Sailing vessel	179	it
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	Fanny	Sailing vessel	74	it
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	LAVORO	Sailing vessel	160	it
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	LUCIA MARTINI	Sailing vessel	160	it
29 Jan 1918	UB 49	Paolo Merica	Sailing vessel	127	it
4 Feb 1918	UB 49	General Church (d.)	Steamer	6,600	br
7 Feb 1918	UB 49	G32	Navy Trawler	237	it
8 Feb 1918	UB 49	Mette	Sailing vessel	118	da
13 Mar 1918	UB 49	Umta (d.)	Steamer	5,422	br
13 Mar 1918	UB 49	S. Francesco Di Paola D.	Sailing vessel	26	it
14 Mar 1918	UB 49	Principessa Laetitia	Steamer	4,011	it
15 Mar 1918	UB 49	Clan Macdougall	Steamer	4,710	br
17 Mar 1918	UB 49	Tripoli	Passenger steamer	1,743	it
18 Mar 1918	UB 49	Utrecht	Navy Tug	293	fr
19 Mar 1918	UB 49	San Francesco Di Paola	Sailing vessel	70	it
19 Mar 1918	UB 49	Giovanni Albanesi	Sailing vessel	497	it
20 Mar 1918	UB 49	Angelo Raffaele	Sailing vessel	53	it
21 Mar 1918	UB 49	Dante C	Sailing vessel	129	it
25 Mar 1918	UB 49	Carlo Splendor	Sailing Vessel	105	it
26 May 1918	UB 49	Le Gard	Steamer	1,658	fr
27 May 1918	UB 49	Carmela	Sailing vessel	128	it
27 May 1918	UB 49	Uganda	Steamer	5,431	br
30 May 1918	UB 49	Pietro Maroncelli	Steamer	5,143	it
3 Jun 1918	UB 49	Mecanicien Donzel	Steamer	8,277	fr
				186,175
57 ships sunk (154,619 tons) and 7 ships damaged (31,556 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.