WWI U-boat commanders

Matthias Graf von Schmettow

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
75 ships sunk with a total of 110,361 GRT
3 warships sunk with a total of 1,267 tons
8 ships damaged with a total of 31,271 GRT

Born:	9 Nov 1887	Pommerzig/Oder, Preussen
Died:	9 May 1917	Dover Straits

Ranks

1 Apr 1906		Seekadett
6 Apr 1907		Fähnrich zur See
30 Sep 1909		Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912		Oberleutnant zur See
26 Apr 1917		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		War Merit Cross (Brunswick)
22 Nov 1916		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

UC 6	24 Jun 1915	-	4 May 1916
UC 26	18 Jul 1916	-	8 May 1917
UB 10	13 Feb 1917	-	2 Mar 1917
UB 23	19 Feb 1917	-	19 Mar 1917

Notes

The village of Pommerzig is now Pomorsko in Poland. Between Feb. and March 1917, while UC 26 was undergoing repairs, von Schmettow took command of UB 10 then UB 23 for just one patrol each.

Ships hit by Matthias Graf von Schmettow

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

14 Aug 1915	UC 6	Worsley	Navy Trawler	309	br
16 Aug 1915	UC 6	Japan	Navy Trawler	205	br
25 Aug 1915	UC 6	Disa	Steamer	788	sw
28 Aug 1915	UC 6	Dane	Navy Trawler	265	br
29 Aug 1915	UC 6	Sir William Stephenson	Passenger steamer	1,540	br
16 Sep 1915	UC 6	Africa	Steamer	1,038	br
18 Sep 1915	UC 6	Lydian	Navy Trawler	244	br
18 Sep 1915	UC 6	San Zeferino (d.)	Tanker	6,430	br
20 Sep 1915	UC 6	Horden	Steamer	1,434	br
23 Sep 1915	UC 6	Groningen	Steamer	988	br
24 Sep 1915	UC 6	Great Heart	Navy Drifter	78	br
27 Sep 1915	UC 6	Nigretia (d.)	Steamer	3,187	br
5 Oct 1915	UC 6	Alose	Navy Trawler	214	fr
18 Oct 1915	UC 6	Aleppo (d.)	Steamer	3,870	br
18 Oct 1915	UC 6	Salerno	Steamer	2,431	nw
21 Oct 1915	UC 6	Monitoria	Steamer	1,904	br
31 Oct 1915	UC 6	Aries	Navy Yacht	268	br
31 Oct 1915	UC 6	Eidsiva	Steamer	1,092	nw
31 Oct 1915	UC 6	Othello Ii	Navy Trawler	206	br
31 Oct 1915	UC 6	Toward	Steamer	1,218	br
3 Nov 1915	UC 6	Friargate	Steamer	264	br
12 Nov 1915	UC 6	Moorside	Steamer	311	br
12 Nov 1915	UC 6	Nigel	Steamer	1,400	br

12 Jan 1916	UC 6	Traquair	Steamer	1,067	br
12 Feb 1916	UC 6	Leicester	Steamer	1,001	br
21 Feb 1916	UC 6	Carlton	Navy Trawler	267	br
24 Feb 1916	UC 6	Trignac	Steamer	2,375	fr
27 Feb 1916	UC 6	Empress Of Fort William	Steamer	2,181	br
27 Feb 1916	UC 6	Maloja	Passenger steamer	12,431	br
28 Feb 1916	UC 6	Angelus	Navy Trawler	304	br
28 Feb 1916	UC 6	Weigelia	Navy Trawler	262	br
4 Mar 1916	UC 6	Flicker	Navy Trawler	192	br
23 Mar 1916	UC 6	Corona	Navy Trawler	212	br
23 Mar 1916	UC 6	Sea Serpent	Steamer	902	br
24 Mar 1916	UC 6	Christianssund	Passenger steamer	1,017	da
26 Mar 1916	UC 6	Saint Cecilia	Steamer	4,411	br
7 Apr 1916	UC 6	Halcyon	Steamer	1,319	br
14 Apr 1916	UC 6	Shenandoah	Steamer	3,886	br
21 Apr 1916	UC 6	Estafette	Navy Trawler	267	fr
29 Apr 1916	UC 6	Saint Corentin	Navy Trawler	216	fr
16 May 1916	UC 6	Batavier V	Passenger steamer	1,569	nl
19 Jun 1916	UC 6	Saint Jacques	Trawler	72	fr
23 Sep 1916	UC 26	Prinsessan Ingeborg (d.)	Steamer	3,670	sw
30 Sep 1916	UC 26	Maywood	Steamer	1,188	br
30 Sep 1916	UC 26	William George	Sailing Vessel	151	br
1 Oct 1916	UC 26	Vanellus	Steamer	1,797	br
1 Oct 1916	UC 26	Villebois Mareuil	Sailing vessel	32	fr
3 Oct 1916	UC 26	Ada	Steamer	1,111	nw
4 Oct 1916	UC 26	Risholm	Steamer	2,550	nw
5 Oct 1916	UC 26	Isle Of Hastings	Steamer	1,575	br
13 Oct 1916	UC 26	Mercator	Steamer	2,827	fi
27 Oct 1916	UC 26	Blanc Nez	Navy trawler	247	fr
28 Oct 1916	UC 26	Galeka	Hospital ship	6,772	br
30 Oct 1916	UC 26	Saint Hubert	Navy Trawler	216	fr
1 Nov 1916	UC 26	Torpilleur 300	Torpedo boat	99	fr
15 Nov 1916	UC 26	Saint Leonards (d.)	Steamer	4,574	br
16 Nov 1916	UC 26	Anthony Hope	Navy Trawler	288	br
16 Nov 1916	UC 26	Joachim Brinch Lund	Steamer	1,603	nw
16 Nov 1916	UC 26	San Nicolao	Steamer	2,697	pt
17 Nov 1916	UC 26	Monmouth (d.)	Steamer	4,078	br
19 Nov 1916	UC 26	Finn	Steamer	3,806	nw
21 Nov 1916	UC 26	Cap Lihou	Sailing vessel	252	fr
22 Nov 1916	UC 26	Brierton	Steamer	3,255	br
22 Nov 1916	UC 26	Trym	Steamer	1,801	nw
23 Nov 1916	UC 26	Dansted	steamer	1,499	da
25 Nov 1916	UC 26	Alfred De Courcy	Sailing vessel	164	fr
25 Nov 1916	UC 26	Malvina	Sailing vessel	112	fr
10 Dec 1916	UC 26	Strathalbyn	Steamer	4,331	br

28 Jan 1917	UC 26	Egret	Steamer	4,055	ru
28 Jan 1917	UC 26	Argo	steamer	1,261	nw
28 Jan 1917	UC 26	Heimland I	Steamer	505	nw
6 Feb 1917	UC 26	Mona’s Queen (d.)	Passenger steamer	1,200	br
7 Feb 1917	UC 26	Noella	Navy Trawler	277	fr
10 Apr 1917	UC 26	P 26	Patrol craft	613	br
10 Apr 1917	UC 26	Salta	Hospital ship	7,284	br
11 Apr 1917	UC 26	Amy	Navy Trawler	270	br
11 Apr 1917	UC 26	Branksome Hall (d.)	Steamer	4,262	br
11 Apr 1917	UC 26	Duchess Of Cornwall	Steamer	1,706	br
13 Apr 1917	UC 26	Gambetta	Sailing vessel	39	fr
14 Apr 1917	UC 26	Tom	Steamer	2,413	sp
18 Apr 1917	UC 26	Surcouf	Sailing vessel	195	fr
19 Apr 1917	UC 26	Senator Dantziger	Sailing vessel	164	br
2 May 1917	UC 26	Certo	Steamer	1,629	nw
2 May 1917	UC 26	Derwent (hms)	Destroyer	555	br
3 May 1917	UC 26	Ussa	Steamer	2,066	br
8 May 1917	UC 26	Iris	Sailing vessel	75	br
				142,899
78 ships sunk (111,628 tons) and 8 ships damaged (31,271 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.