WWI U-boat commanders

Kurt Schapler

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
7 ships sunk with a total of 12,551 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 5,796 GRT

Born:	10 Oct 1888	Neu Isenburg
Died:	21 Apr 1918	Mediterranean Sea

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Ranks

1 Apr 1905		Seekadett
7 Apr 1906		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908		Leutnant zur See
5 Sep 1911		Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

28 Oct 1911		Lifesaving Medal
17 Aug 1916		Order of the Zähringer Lion (Baden)
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Military Merit Order (Bavaria)

U-boat Commands

UB 30	18 Mar 1916	-	1 Oct 1916
UC 73	24 Dec 1916	-	26 Nov 1917
UB 71	23 Nov 1917	-	21 Apr 1918 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Kurt Schapler

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.

1 May 1917	UC 73		Imberhorne	Sailing vessel	2,042		fi
3 May 1917	UC 73		Mezly	Sailing vessel	1,568		fr
3 May 1917	UC 73		Misurata	Steamer	2,691		it
26 May 1917	UC 73		Agragas	steamer	850		it
31 May 1917	UC 73		Rosebank	Steamer	3,837		br
28 Aug 1917	UC 73		Saint Joseph (d.)	Steamer	5,796		fr
7 Oct 1917	UC 73		Georgios	Sailing vessel	560		gr
14 Oct 1917	UC 73		Lido G.	Steamer	1,003		it
					18,347
7 ships sunk (12,551 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,796 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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