Otto Dröscher
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/02)
Successes 37 ships sunk with a total of 54,308 GRT 1 warship sunk with a total of 810 tons 5 ships damaged with a total of 24,177 GRT 1 warship damaged with a total of 18,000 tons 3 ships taken as prize with a total of 3,509 GRT |
Born: | 4 Mar 1884 | Blankenburg in the Harz |
Died: | 28 May 1954 | Hamburg |
Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
U 20 | 5 Aug 1913 | - | 15 Dec 1914 |
U 14 | 17 Dec 1914 | - | 15 Apr 1915 |
U 78 | 20 Apr 1916 | - | 15 Jan 1918 |
U 79 | 27 Oct 1917 | - | 23 Nov 1917 |
U 71 | 28 Nov 1917 | - | 27 Jan 1918 |
U 117 | 28 Mar 1918 | - | 11 Nov 1918 |
Notes
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Ships hit by Otto Dröscher
Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. | ||
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16 Jul 1916 | U 78 | Vidar (p.) | Steamer | 2,178 | sw | ||
5 Aug 1916 | U 78 | Aranda | Steamer | 1,838 | nw | ||
2 Sep 1916 | U 78 | Kelvinia | Steamer | 5,039 | br | ||
26 Sep 1916 | U 78 | Loch Shiel | Navy trawler | 216 | br | ||
21 Oct 1916 | U 78 | Atle Jarl (p.) | Steamer | 1,249 | nw | ||
16 Nov 1916 | U 78 | Vega | Passenger steamer | 1,204 | nw | ||
13 Dec 1916 | U 78 | Kursk (d.) | Passenger steamer | 7,869 | ru | ||
7 Feb 1917 | U 78 | Väring | Steamer | 2,107 | sw | ||
13 Feb 1917 | U 78 | Barnsley | Trawler | 144 | br | ||
15 Feb 1917 | U 78 | Stralsund | Steamer | 510 | nw | ||
3 Mar 1917 | U 78 | Meldon | Steamer | 2,514 | br | ||
2 Apr 1917 | U 78 | Sagitta | Sailing vessel | 1,981 | nw | ||
2 Apr 1917 | U 78 | Tithonus (d.) | Armed boarding steamer | 3,463 | br | ||
3 Apr 1917 | U 78 | Jason | Minesweeper | 810 | br | ||
4 Apr 1917 | U 78 | Vladimir Reitz | Steamer | 2,128 | da | ||
5 Apr 1917 | U 78 | Bris | Sailing vessel | 101 | da | ||
13 Apr 1917 | U 78 | Strathcona | Steamer | 1,881 | ca | ||
14 Apr 1917 | U 78 | Andromache | Trawler | 313 | br | ||
19 Apr 1917 | U 78 | Lobelia | Navy Trawler | 184 | br | ||
17 Jun 1917 | U 78 | Fornebo | Steamer | 4,259 | br | ||
12 Dec 1917 | U 71 | Amadavat | Trawler | 171 | br | ||
13 Dec 1917 | U 78 | Arnewood | Steamer | 2,259 | br | ||
31 Dec 1917 | U 71 | De Hoop (p.) | Auxiliary motor | 82 | nl | ||
10 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Aleda May | Motor fishing vessel | 31 | am | ||
10 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Cruiser | Motor fishing vessel | 28 | am | ||
10 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Earl & Nettie | Motor fishing vessel | 24 | am | ||
10 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Katie L. Palmer | Motor fishing vessel | 31 | am | ||
10 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Mary E. Sennett | Motor fishing vessel | 26 | am | ||
10 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Progress | Motor fishing vessel | 34 | am | ||
10 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Reliance | Motor fishing vessel | 19 | am | ||
10 Aug 1918 | U 117 | William H. Starbuck | Motor fishing vessel | 53 | am | ||
12 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Sommerstad | Steamer | 3,875 | nw | ||
13 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Frederic R. Kellogg (d.) | Tanker | 7,127 | am | ||
14 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Dorothy B. Barrett | Sailing vessel | 2,088 | am | ||
15 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Madrugada | Auxiliary motor | 1,613 | am | ||
16 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Mirlo | Tanker | 6,978 | br | ||
17 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Nordhav | Sailing vessel | 2,846 | nw | ||
20 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Ansaldo Iii° (d.) | Steamer | 5,310 | it | ||
24 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Bianca (d.) | Auxiliary motor | 408 | br | ||
26 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Rush | Motor fishing vessel | 145 | am | ||
27 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Bergsdalen | Steamer | 2,555 | nw | ||
30 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Elsie Porter | Fishing vessel (sail) | 136 | br | ||
30 Aug 1918 | U 117 | Potentate | Sailing vessel | 136 | br | ||
29 Sep 1918 | U 117 | Minnesota (d.) | Battleship | 18,000 | am | ||
4 Oct 1918 | U 117 | San Saba | Steamer | 2,458 | am | ||
27 Oct 1918 | U 117 | Chaparra | Steamer | 1,510 | cu | ||
9 Nov 1918 | U 117 | Saetia | Steamer | 2,873 | am | ||
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41 ships sunk (58,627 tons) and 6 ships damaged (42,177 tons).
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