WW-1 Uboat U-53 crew
U-53 Crew
name rank served on
Arps Hans Leutnant z.S U 30, U 53, U 96, U 90
Bergen Claus U 53
Bode Hans U 53
Burchard Helmuth Marine Ober Ingenieur U 53
Engel Karl Leutnant z.S.d.R U 2, U 53
Esch Günther Oberleutnant z.S U 57, U 99, U 53
Haumann Waldemar Kapitänleutnant U 24, U 53, U 52, UB 94
Hering Adolf Marine-Oberingenieur U 53
Huber Anton U 54, U 53
Möller Henning Marine-Oberingenieur U 6, U 53
Obenauer Georg Oberleutnant z.S U 53
Osterbind Alfred Oberleutnant z.S U 70, U 53, U 46
Rose Hans Kapitänleutnant U 2, U 53
Schiele Arnold U 53, UB 95
Schnackenburg Franz Leutnant z.S U 53, UB 89
Schrader, v Otto Kapitänleutnant UB 28, UB 35, UC 31, UB 64, U 53
Schröter Bruno Hermann U 53
Stein Walter Oberleutnant z.S.d.R U 2, U 53, U 57
Wacker Karl Oberleutnant z.S U 53, UB 22
Vessels torpedoed,
79 ships sunk Total tonnage 213,987 tons
8 damaged 45,291 tons
1 warship 1,050
SS Bloomersdijk
crew rescued by USS 'Benham'
SS ChristianKnutsen
SS Stephano
SS Strathene
SS West Point
SS Anna
SS Zeta
SS Nueva Montana
SS Nueva Montana
SS Algorta
SS Hekla
SS Odin
SS Housatonic
SS Aimee Marie
SS Bangpuhtis
SS Bravalla
SS Marian
SS Gazelle
SS Utopia
SS Theodoror Pangalos
SS Federico Confalonieri
SS SS Cavour
SS Lars Fostenes
SS Sriatoi Theodor (damaged)
HMS Folia
SS Gracia
SS Hainut
SS Aquila
SS Scalpa
SS Sculptor
SS Tempus
SS Pontiac
SS Neepawah
SS Eptapyrgion
SS Anglesia
SS Ferndene
SS Elisabeth (damaged)
SS Laura
SS Hekla
SS Ultonia
SSAsheim
SS Atlantic
SS Cedric
SS Mable
SS Pacific
SS Peridot
SS Pretoria
SS Romantic
SS Sea King
SS Stoic
SS Athenia
SS Devonian
SS Roscommon
SS Verdi
SS Durango
SS Kenmore
SS Bostonian
SS Gowrie
SS Lewis Luchenbach
SS San Nazairo (damaged)
SS Manchuria
SS Polvena
SS Parkhaven
SS Megrez
SS Nederland
SS Westlands
SS Dunrobin
SS Helenus (damaged)
SS Earlswood (damaged)
USS Jacob Jones
SS Nyanza
SS War Tune
SS Ǿiekast
SS Euryales
SS Treveal
SS Holkar
SS Marsouin
SS Basuta
SS Lydie
SS Merton Hall
SS Meaford
SS Cadillac
SS Knight Templar
SS Port Campbell
SS Keelung
SS Queen
SS W.m.I
SS Gullfaxi
SS War Firth
SS Rio Mondego
U- Boat 53 surrendered at Swansea, 1922