WWI U-boat commanders

Heinrich Metzger

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/03)

Successes
25 ships sunk with a total of 52,484 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 1,290 tons
3 ships damaged with a total of 9,500 GRT
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 1,046 GRT

Born:	24 Jun 1884	Quint near Trier
Died:	30 Aug 1963

Ranks

1 Apr 1903		Seekadett
15 Apr 1904		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1906		Leutnant zur See
27 Mar 1909		Oberleutnant zur See
27 Jan 1915		Kapitänleutnant
27 Dec 1919		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)

U-boat Commands

U 47	28 Feb 1916	-	27 Aug 1917
U 63	28 Aug 1917	-	14 Oct 1917
U 39	15 Oct 1917	-	18 May 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Heinrich Metzger

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

15 Aug 1916	U 47	Presto (p.)	Steamer	1,046	sw
30 Aug 1916	U 47	Wellamo	Passenger steamer	1,050	fi
16 Nov 1916	U 47	Dolfijn	Sailing vessel	140	nl
16 Nov 1916	U 47	Parnass	Sailing vessel	646	nw
1 Dec 1916	U 47	Kediri	Steamer	3,781	nl
7 Dec 1916	U 47	Spyros	Steamer	3,357	gr
13 Dec 1916	U 47	Salamis	Steamer	3,638	gr
19 Dec 1916	U 47	Sno	Steamer	1,823	nw

8 May 1917	U 47	Madeleine III (d.)	Q-ship	149	fr
11 May 1917	U 47	Hindoo (d.)	Steamer	4,915	br
13 May 1917	U 47	L’indipendente F.	Sailing vessel	182	it
15 May 1917	U 47	Pancras (d.)	Steamer	4,436	br
17 May 1917	U 47	Eirini	Steamer	2,662	gr
18 May 1917	U 47	Frances M.	Sailing vessel	1,228	am
22 May 1917	U 47	Lapa	Steamer	1,366	bz
24 May 1917	U 47	Barbara	Sailing vessel	838	am
25 May 1917	U 47	Magnus Manson	Sailing vessel	1,751	am
3 Jun 1917	U 47	Vulcanus	steamer	1,470	fr
5 Sep 1917	U 63	Proletaire	Sailing vessel	101	fr
11 Sep 1917	U 63	Embleton	Steamer	5,377	br
12 Sep 1917	U 63	Reim	Steamer	1,126	nw
15 Sep 1917	U 63	Platuria	Tanker	3,445	am
18 Sep 1917	U 63	Arendal	Steamer	1,387	br
26 Sep 1917	U 63	Heraklios	Steamer	2,878	gr
14 Nov 1917	U 39	Buenaventura	Sailing vessel	257	sp
18 Nov 1917	U 39	Candytuft	Sloop	1,290	br
21 Nov 1917	U 39	Schuylkill	Steamer	2,720	am
23 Nov 1917	U 39	Markella	steamer	1,124	gr
25 Nov 1917	U 39	Karema	Steamer	5,263	br

17 May 1918	U 39	Sculptor	Steamer	4,874	br
				64,320
27 ships sunk (54,820 tons) and 3 ships damaged (9,500 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.