WWI U-boat commanders

Otto Rohrbeck

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/01)

Successes
10 ships sunk with a total of 12,276 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 14,300 tons
1 ship damaged with a total of 6,611 GRT
1 warship damaged with a total of 790 tons

Born:	8 Dec 1882	Jädkemühl, Pomerania
Died:	19 Apr 1962

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Ranks

10 Apr 1901		Seekadett
22 Apr 1902		Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1904		Leutnant zur See
11 Oct 1906		Oberleutnant zur See
25 Apr 1912		Kapitänleutnant
26 Oct 1919		Korvettenkapitän (Charakter)
26 Oct 1919		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
1918		Saxe-Ernestine House Order

U-boat Commands

U 28	15 Jun 1916	-	4 Aug 1916
U 79	21 Feb 1917	-	26 Oct 1917

Notes

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Ships hit by Otto Rohrbeck

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

14 Jun 1917	U 79	Carthaginian	Steamer	4,444	br
22 Jun 1917	U 79	Maggie	Steamer	1,118	nw
23 Jun 1917	U 79	Corientes	Navy trawler	280	br
26 Jun 1917	U 79	Charles Astie	Navy trawler	295	br
26 Jun 1917	U 79	Serapis	steamer	1,932	br
30 Jun 1917	U 79	Bröderna	Fishing vessel	39	sw
30 Jun 1917	U 79	Lancaster	Fishing vessel (smack)	77	sw
30 Jun 1917	U 79	Preceptor	Fishing vessel (smack)	55	sw
13 Aug 1917	U 79	Camito (d.)	Steamer	6,611	br
2 Oct 1917	U 79	Brisk (d.)	Destroyer	790	br
2 Oct 1917	U 79	Drake	Armored cruiser	14,300	br
2 Oct 1917	U 79	Lugano	Steamer	3,810	br
23 Oct 1917	U 79	Earl Lennox	Navy Trawler	226	br
				33,977
11 ships sunk (26,576 tons) and 2 ships damaged (7,401 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.