WWI U-boat commanders

Karl Neureuther

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
10 ships sunk with a total of 20,164 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 495 tons
1 warship damaged with a total of 440 tons

Born:	5 Nov 1886	Munich
Died:	18 Dec 1975	Garmish-Partenkirchen

Karl Neureuther

Kptlt. Karl Neureuther

Ranks

1 Apr 1906		Seekadett
6 Apr 1907		Fähnrich zur See
13 Sep 1909		Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912		Oberleutnant zur See
13 Jul 1916		Kapitänleutnant
22 Nov 1922		Korvettenkapitän (Charakter)
22 Nov 1922		Out of naval service
1 Apr 1930		Korvettenkapitän (Ergänzungsoffizier)
1 Nov 1937		Fregattenkapitän (Ergänzungsoffizier)
1 Dec 1940		Kapitän zur See

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
1918 or later		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

UC 55	15 Nov 1916	-	11 May 1917
UB 74	24 Oct 1917	-	30 Jan 1918
UB 73	1 Mar 1918	-	7 Jul 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Karl Neureuther

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.

9 Mar 1917	UC 55		Albacore (hms) (d.)	Destroyer	440		br
19 Apr 1917	UC 55		Bethlehem	Auxiliary motor	379		br
21 Apr 1917	UC 55		Gerda	Steamer	979		nw

7 Apr 1918	UB 73		Catriena	Sailing vessel	115		nl
11 Apr 1918	UB 73		Myrtle Branch	Steamer	3,741		br
14 Apr 1918	UB 73		Chelford	Steamer	2,995		br
16 Apr 1918	UB 73		Ladoga	Steamer	1,917		br
16 Apr 1918	UB 73		Lodaner	Steamer	3,291		br
18 Apr 1918	UB 73		Dalegarth Force	Steamer	684		br
23 Jun 1918	UB 73		Mountain Laurel	Sailing vessel	705		nw
24 Jun 1918	UB 73		D 6	Submarine	495		br
25 Jun 1918	UB 73		Orissa	Steamer	5,358		br
					21,099
11 ships sunk (20,659 tons) and 1 ship damaged (440 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links

Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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