WWI U-boat commanders

Willy Petz

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/03)

Successes
4 ships sunk with a total of 20,225 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 7,608 GRT

Born:7 Jan 1885 Gumbinnen 
Died:7 Mar 1917 North Sea 

Willy Petz

Ranks

1 Apr 1903 Seekadett
15 Apr 1904 Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1906 Leutnant zur See
13 Oct 1908 Oberleutnant zur See
19 Sep 1914 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class

U-boat Commands

U 8523 Oct 1916 - 7 Mar 1917 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Willy Petz

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
26 Jan 1917 U 85 DicaxSteamer923nw
6 Feb 1917 U 85 CliftonianSteamer4,303br
6 Feb 1917 U 85 Explorer (d.)Steamer7,608br
7 Feb 1917 U 85  CaliforniaPassenger steamer8,669br
7 Feb 1917 U 85 VedamoreSteamer6,330br
 27,833
4 ships sunk (20,225 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,608 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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