WWI U-boat commanders

Konrad Gansser

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/00)

Successes
57 ships sunk with a total of 143,667 GRT
3 ships damaged with a total of 10,771 GRT
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 453 GRT

Born:	13 Mar 1882	Stuttgart
Died:	6 Apr 1937

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Ranks

7 Apr 1900		Seekadett
19 Apr 1901		Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1903		Leutnant zur See
10 Mar 1906		Oberleutnant zur See
9 Dec 1910		Kapitänleutnant
8 Jun 1919		Out of naval service
30 Aug 1919		Korvettenkapitän (Charakter)

Decorations

24 Jun 1911		Order of the Red Eagle
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Hanseatic Cross
11 Sep 1916		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
		Military Merit Order (Württemberg)

U-boat Commands

U 8	1 Aug 1914	-	31 Aug 1914
U 33	27 Sep 1914	-	31 Mar 1917
U 156	22 Aug 1917	-	15 Jun 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Konrad Gansser

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

2 Apr 1915	U 33	Paquerette	Sailing vessel	399	fr
4 Apr 1915	U 33	Hermes	Sailing vessel	1,019	ru
4 Apr 1915	U 33	Olivine	Steamer	634	br
5 Apr 1915	U 33	Northlands	Steamer	2,776	br
10 Jun 1915	U 33	Dania	Steamer	2,648	ru
14 Jun 1915	U 33	Davanger	Steamer	2,256	nw
21 Jun 1915	U 33	Sigurd Hund (p.)	Steamer	453	nw
1 Sep 1915	U 33	Whitefield	Steamer	2,422	br
4 Sep 1915	U 33	Cymbeline	Tanker	4,505	br
4 Sep 1915	U 33	Glimt	Sailing vessel	955	nw
4 Sep 1915	U 33	Mimosa	Steamer	3,466	br
4 Sep 1915	U 33	Storesand	Sailing vessel	1,639	nw
6 Sep 1915	U 33	John Hardie	Steamer	4,372	br
30 Sep 1915	U 33	Tobia	Sailing vessel	185	it
1 Oct 1915	U 33	Provincia	Passenger steamer	3,523	fr
2 Oct 1915	U 33	Arabian	Steamer	2,744	br
2 Oct 1915	U 33	Sainte Marguerite	Steamer	3,908	fr
3 Oct 1915	U 33	Antonie	Steamer	2,698	fr
4 Oct 1915	U 33	Craigston	Steamer	2,617	br
4 Oct 1915	U 33	Yunnan (d.)	Passenger steamer	6,474	fr
5 Oct 1915	U 33	Burrsfield	Steamer	4,037	br
5 Oct 1915	U 33	X130	Barge	160	br
6 Oct 1915	U 33	Dimitrios	Steamer	2,508	gr
6 Oct 1915	U 33	Scawby	Steamer	3,658	br
6 Oct 1915	U 33	Silverash	Steamer	3,753	br
7 Oct 1915	U 33	Amiral Hamelin	Steamer	5,051	fr
18 Nov 1915	U 33	Enosis	Steamer	3,409	br
19 Nov 1915	U 33	Senju Maru	Steamer	4,340	jp
20 Nov 1915	U 33	Merganser	Steamer	1,905	br
23 Nov 1915	U 33	Tafna (d.)	Passenger steamer	1,444	fr
24 Nov 1915	U 33	Liguria	Steamer	3,199	it
25 Nov 1915	U 33	Algerien	Steamer	1,767	fr
26 Nov 1915	U 33	Tringa	Steamer	2,154	br
27 Nov 1915	U 33	Kingsway	Steamer	3,647	br
27 Nov 1915	U 33	Omara	Steamer	435	fr
27 Nov 1915	U 33	Tanis	Steamer	3,655	br
29 Nov 1915	U 33	Malinche	Steamer	1,868	br
29 Nov 1915	U 33	Zarifis	Steamer	2,904	gr
30 Nov 1915	U 33	Colenso	Steamer	3,861	br
30 Nov 1915	U 33	Langton Hall	Steamer	4,437	br
1 Dec 1915	U 33	Clan Macleod	Steamer	4,796	br
1 Dec 1915	U 33	Umeta	Steamer	5,312	br
2 Dec 1915	U 33	Commodore	Steamer	5,858	br

30 Mar 1916	U 33	Portugal	Hospital ship	5,358	fr
31 Mar 1916	U 33	Roi Albert (d.)	Steamer	2,853	be
31 Mar 1916	U 33	Unidentified Sailing Vessel	Sailing vessel	7	ru
3 Apr 1916	U 33	Enrichetta	Auxiliary minesweeper	442	ru
28 Apr 1916	U 33	LYUSYA	Sailing vessel	50	ru
28 Apr 1916	U 33	ANZHELIKA	Sailing vessel	170	ru
28 Apr 1916	U 33	Unidentified sailing vessel	Sailing vessel	300	ru
18 Sep 1916	U 33	Unidentified Small Fishing Vessel (1 Of 2)	Fishing vessel	unknown	ru
18 Sep 1916	U 33	Unidentified Small Fishing Vessel (2 Of 2)	Fishing vessel	unknown	ru

7 Dec 1917	U 156	W.c. Mc Kay	Sailing vessel	147	ca
15 Dec 1917	U 156	Ioannina	Steamer	4,567	gr
17 Dec 1917	U 156	Acoriano	Sailing vessel	312	pt
30 Dec 1917	U 156	Joaquin Mumbru	Steamer	2,703	sp

10 Jan 1918	U 156	Atlas	Steamer	1,813	nl
8 Feb 1918	U 156	Artesia	Tanker	2,762	br
8 Feb 1918	U 156	Chariton	Steamer	3,023	gr
8 Feb 1918	U 156	Nuzza	Sailing vessel	1,102	it
9 Feb 1918	U 156	Atlantide	Steamer	5,431	it
				154,891
58 ships sunk (144,120 tons) and 3 ships damaged (10,771 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.