WWI U-boat commanders

Karl Scherb

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/07)

Successes
12 ships sunk with a total of 9,409 GRT
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 1,170 GRT

Born:	3 Jun 1888	Wächtersbach, Hesse
Died:	6 Sep 1943	Antwerp

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Ranks

3 Apr 1907		Seekadett
21 Apr 1908		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1910		Leutnant zur See
27 Sep 1913		Oberleutnant zur See
16 Jul 1917		Kapitänleutnant
6 Mar 1920		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

A	15 Aug 1915	-	22 May 1916
U 22	23 Aug 1916	-	31 May 1917
U 58	27 Jun 1917	-	30 Oct 1917
U 80	31 Oct 1917	-	22 Dec 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Karl Scherb

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

2 Nov 1916	U 22		Vanadis	Sailing vessel	384		ru
2 Nov 1916	U 22		Runhild (p.)	Steamer	1,170		sw
3 Nov 1916	U 22		Ägir	Steamer	427		sw
3 Nov 1916	U 22		Frans	Steamer	134		sw
3 Nov 1916	U 22		Jönköping	Sailing vessel	82		sw
8 Nov 1916	U 22		Taimi	Motor vessel	114		ru
11 Nov 1916	U 22		Astrid	Steamer	191		sw

6 Jul 1917	U 58		Motor	Auxiliary motor	63		da
8 Jul 1917	U 58		Fiorella	Sailing vessel	1,168		nw
13 Jul 1917	U 58		Charilaos Tricoupis	Steamer	2,475		gr
21 Jul 1917	U 58		Ramillies	Steamer	2,935		br
17 Dec 1917	U 80		Neptune	Fishing vessel (smack)	50		br
19 Dec 1917	U 80		Arno	Steamer	1,386		da
					10,579
13 ships sunk (10,579 tons). Legend (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links

Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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