U boat - 28
Commanders of U - 28
Georg-Gunther Freiherr von Forstner 1 Aug 1916 - 14 Jun 1916
Otto Rohrbeck 15 Jun 1916 - 4 Aug 1916
Degenhardt von Löe commanded U-28 from 5 August 1916 - 14 January 1917
Georg Schmidt 15 Jan 1917 - 2 Sep 1917 - killed in action off Murmane coast
Unterseeboot 28
(WZ Bilddienst)
U-28 conducted four patrols, sinking 39 ships totaling 93,782 tons.
+2 ships damaged totaling 11,188 tons
+2 ships taken as prize totaling 3,226 tons
On 19-9-17, after attacking the British steamer
SS 'Olive Branch' with torpedo, U-28 came to close range to finish the 'Olive Branch' off with her
deck gun. The shell detonated a cargo of munitions. The explosion debris severely damaged the U-boot causing it to sink,
with all hands lost.
(Archive Verfasser)
Sailors who served aboard U-28
Bartels Richard U-Oberbootsmannsmaat
02.09.1917 U 28
Bartsch Arthur U-F.T.Obergast
02.09.1917 U 28
Beck Friedrich U-Maschinistenmaat
02.09.1917 U 28
Becker Walther Gustav Kapitänleutnant
24.12.1885 17.04.1918 UB 9, UB 13, UB 19, UB 11, U 28, U 1, UB 82
Beier Otto U-Matrose 02.09.1917 U 28
Blattner Kurt Oberleutnant z.S.d.R
20.06.1888 U 28, UB 42, UB 60, U 140
Boie Fritz Oberleutnant z.S
31.05.1891 U 28, U 2, U 67, U 33
Bormann Werner Marine Ober Ingenieur 19.07.1887 U 28, U 86
Brand Joseph U-Oberheizer 02.09.1917 U 28
Brandt Paul U-Oberheizer 02.09.1917 U 28
Brattström Paul Oberleutnant z.S
21.09.1892 26.01.1918 U 28, U 66, U 109
Burkert Adolf U-Obermatrose 02.09.1917 U 28
Dietz Hans Leutnant z.S.d.R
14.02.1887 UB 20, U 28, UC 31
Fechner Richard U-Oberheizer 02.09.1917 U 28
Forstner, Freiherr v Georg-Günther Korvettenkapitän 21.12.1882 U 1, U 7, U 28
Freudendahl Hermann Leutnant z.S.d.R 15.04.1893 U 28, UB 18, UB 81serial/entry England
Gabler Gustav Leutnant z.S.d.Res 23.04.1893 02.09.1917 U 28
Glienicke Johann
U-Obermaschinistenmaat
02.09.1917 U 28
Graf U-Matrose 02.09.1917 U 28
Graff Bootsmannsmaat 02.09.1917 U 28
Gräfer Hermann Oberleutnant z.S
25.01.1889 U 4, U 2, U 28, U 79, U 78
Hausherr Karl F.T.Obergast 02.09.1917 U 28
Hildebrandt Friedrich Leutnant z.S.d.R
04.06.1893 U 28, U 100
Hilgenberg Karl Marine Ober Ingenieur 12.05.1889
25.12.1917
U 28, U 16, U 87
Holdakowski U-F.T.Gast 02.09.1917 U 28
Kaehlert Edgar Marine Ober Ingenieur 21.07.1886 02.09.1917 U 28
Karbe Ernst U-Maschinistenmaat 02.09.1917 U 28
Keysers Ernst Oberleutnant z.S
03.12.1893 26.01.1918 U 28, U 84
Kliesow Reinh T-Obersteuermannsmaat d.S.II
02.09.1917 U 28
Kramm Gustav Leutnant z.S.d.Res
05.04.1894 26.01.1918 U 28, UB 21, UB 63
Kratzsch Hans Kapitänleutnant
31.01.1884 10.03.1915 U 28, U 1, U 39, U 12
Kröger Willy U-Matrose 02.09.1917 U 28
Kunckel Bernhard
U-Obermaschinistenmaat 02.09.1917 U 28
Kunze Karl U-Maschinistenmaat 02.09.1917 U 28
Loe, Freiherr v Degenhart Kapitänleutnant
02.05.1884 U 28, U 100
Lucas Emil
U-Bootsmannsmaat 02.09.1917 U 28
Luttermann C
U-Obermaschinistenmaat
02.09.1917
U 28
Martinen Cornelius
U-Obermaschinistenmaat 02.09.1917 U 28
Moecke Friedrich Oberleutnant z.S
30.06.1888 08.02.1917 U 28, UB 9, UB 24, UC 6, UC 4, UB 17, UC 46
Mohrmann B U-Heizer 02.09.1917 U 28
Müller-Schwartz Ernst Oberleutnant z.S
08.05.1889 U 28, UB 16, UC 71, UC 64, UB 24
Möbus Albert U-Obermatrose 02.09.1917 U 28
Olde Joachim Oberleutnant z.S
21.10.1890 02.09.1917 U 28
Pieper Wilhelm U-Heizer 02.09.1917 U 28
Renken Gustav 12.02.1893 U 28, U 57 birthplace Nenndorf
Repke Ernst
U-Heizer
02.09.1917 U 28
Rohrant Gottlieb
U-Heizer
02.09.1917 U 28
Rohrbeck Otto Kapitänleutnant
08.12.1882 U 28, U 79
Romeiß Erich Marine Ober Ingenieur
14.01.1884 14.07.1916 U 28, U 51
Schmidt Friedrich U-Matrose 02.09.1917 U 28
Schmidt Georg
Kapitänleutnant
04.11.1882
02.09.1917 U 28
Schmidt Georg U-Maschinistenmaat d.Res 02.09.1917 U 28
Schmidt Walter Gottfried Kapitänleutnant
29.01.1887 U 24, U 28, UC 11, UC 8 serial/entry Holland
Schmidtsdorff U-Oberbootsmannsmaat
02.09.1917 U 28
Thierfelder M U-Maschinistenmaat 02.09.1917
U 28
Tiepner Paul U-Matrose 02.09.1917
U 28
Vetter Georg U-Heizer 02.09.1917 U 28
Vogel Bruno U-Heizer 02.09.1917 U 28
Wanach Ernst Oberleutnant z.S
21.01.1893
U- 28, U 70
Weingärtner F U-Heizer 02.09.1917 U 28
Windel Arnold U-Heizer 02.09.1917
U 28
Ziemer Heinz Oberleutnant z.S
02.08.1890 U 28, UB 23
Ships sunk and/or damaged
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17 Mar 1915 SS Leeuwarden 990tons British 18 Mar 1915 SSZaanstrom 1657tons Dutch prize 18 Mar 1915 SS Batavia V 1569tons Dutch prize 25 Mar 1915 SS Medea 1235tons 27 Mar 1915 SS Aquila 2114 British 27 March 1915 SS South Point 3837tons British 27 Mar 1915 SS Vosges 4806tons British 28 Mar 1915 SS Falaba 4806tons British 29 Mar 1915 - SS Flaminian 3500tons British 29 Mar 1915 - SS Theseus 6723tons British damage 30 Mar 1915 SS Crown of Castile 4505tons British 30 Jul 1915 SS Iberian 5223tons British 31 Jul 1915 SS Nugget 405tons British 31 Jul 1915 SS Turquoise 486tons British 1 Aug 1915 SS Benvorlich 3381tons British 1 Aug 1915 SS Clintonia 3830tons British 1 Aug 1915 SS Koophandel 1736 Belgium
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1 Aug 1915 SS Ranza 2320tons British 2 Aug 1915 SS Portia 494tons British 3 Aug 1915 SS Costello 1591tons British 4 Aug 1915 SS Midland Queen 1992tons Canadian 26 Mar 1916 SS Norne 1224tons Dutch 28 Mar 1916 SS RioTiete 3042tons British 30 Mar 1916 SS Trewyn 3084tons British 30 Mar 1916 SS St.Hubert 232 French 31 Mar 1916 SS Vigo 1137tons Spanish 1 Apr 1916 SS Bengairn 2127 British 29 May 1917 SS Fridtjof Nansen 2190tons Norwegian 29 May 1917 SS Karna 210tons Norwegian 29 May 1917 SS Kodan 217tons Norwegian 3 Jun 1917 SS Merioneth 3004tons British 4 Jun 1917 SS Algol 2088tons Russian 5 Jun 1917 Alaska 90tons Norwegian 5 Jun 1917 Duen 30tons Norwegian
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5 Jun 1917 Sydkap 89tons Norwegian 8 Jun 1917 SS Manchester Engineer 4465tons British damage 8 Jun 1917 Sverre 1i 44tons Norwegian 10 Jun 1917 SS Marie Elsie 2615tons British 10 Jun 1917 SS Perla 5355tons British 28 Aug 1917 SS Hidalgo 4271tons British 28 Aug 1917 SS Whitecourt 3680tons British 1 Sep 1917 SS Droni 3488tons Russian 1 Sep 1917 SS Marseillaisza 3568tons Russian 2 Sep 1917 SS Olive Branch 4649tons British
104,589 tons
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U-28 & support ship W2 6 Mar 1915 Library of Congress
Officers taking bearings with sextant
Commander Freiherr Georg Gunther von Forstner, U-28
described encounter as taken from his ships log :
"On July 30, 1915, our U-28 torpedoed the British steamer Iberian, which was carrying a rich cargo across the North Atlantic. The steamer sank so swiftly that its bow stuck up almost vertically into the air. Moments later the hull of the Iberian disappeared. The wreckage remained beneath the water for approximately twenty-five seconds, at a depth that was clearly impossible to assess, when suddenly there was a violent explosion, which shot pieces of debris - among them a gigantic aquatic animal - out of the water to a height of approximately 80-feet."
"At that moment I had with me in the conning tower six of my officers of the watch, including the chief engineer, the navigator, and the helmsman. Simultaneously we all drew one another's attention to this wonder of the seas, which was writhing and struggling among the debris. We were unable to identify the creature, but all of us agreed that it resembled an aquatic crocodile, which was about 60-feet long, with four limbs resembling large webbed feet, a long, pointed tail and a head which also tapered to a point. Unfortunately we were not able to take a photograph, for the animal sank out of sight after ten or fifteen seconds."
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