Augusta, Sicily
Previously in command of , von Fernland was 31-year-old native of Vienna. In April, von Fernland and "U-27" both achieved their first kills. On 12 April, "U-27" encountered the 3,756-ton Greek steamship "Niritos" sailing from Genoa for Port Said. About off Augusta, Sicily, "U-27" shelled and sank the 11-year-old Greek ship. Four days later, von Fernland torpedoed another Greek steamer, the 2,976-ton "Zinovia". Carrying coal from Barry for Taranto, "Zinovia" was sent to the bottom from Cape Rizzuto.