WWI U-boat commanders

Ulrich Mohrbutter

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/07)

Successes
8 ships sunk with a total of 10,272 GRT
2 ships damaged with a total of 9,232 GRT

Born:	4 Jan 1889	Oldenburg
Died:	21 Jun 1971	Fischbachau

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Ranks

3 Apr 1907		Seekadett
21 Apr 1908		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1910		Leutnant zur See
27 Sep 1913		Oberleutnant zur See
See below		Kapitänleutnant
4 Jan 1926		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)
1918 or later		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

UC 5

19 Dec 1915

27 Apr 1916

Notes

Prisoner of war on April 27, 1916. Mohrbutter was promoted to Kapitänleutnant on May 17, 1919 with a retroactive seniority date of May 24, 1917 as if he hadn’t been taken prisoner.

Ships hit by Ulrich Mohrbutter

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

1 Feb 1916	UC 5	Prinses Juliana	Passenger steamer	2,885	nl
15 Feb 1916	UC 5	Bandoeng (d.)	Steamer	5,851	nl
20 Feb 1916	UC 5	Dingle	Steamer	593	br
21 Feb 1916	UC 5	La Flandre	Tanker	2,018	nl
24 Feb 1916	UC 5	Tummel	Steamer	531	br
26 Mar 1916	UC 5	Hebe	Steamer	1,494	fr
26 Mar 1916	UC 5	Khartoum	Fishing vessel	303	br
27 Mar 1916	UC 5	Harriet	Steamer	1,372	da
31 Mar 1916	UC 5	Clinton (d.)	Steamer	3,381	br
31 Mar 1916	UC 5	Memento	Steamer	1,076	nw
				19,504
8 ships sunk (10,272 tons) and 2 ships damaged (9,232 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.