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 2815 Jun 1916 - 4 Aug 1916
U 7921 Feb 1917 - 26 Oct 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Otto Rohrbeck

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
14 Jun 1917 U 79 CarthaginianSteamer4,444br
22 Jun 1917 U 79 MaggieSteamer1,118nw
23 Jun 1917 U 79 CorientesNavy trawler280br
26 Jun 1917 U 79 Charles AstieNavy trawler295br
26 Jun 1917 U 79 Serapissteamer1,932br
30 Jun 1917 U 79 BrödernaFishing vessel39sw
30 Jun 1917 U 79 LancasterFishing vessel (smack)77sw
30 Jun 1917 U 79 PreceptorFishing vessel (smack)55sw
13 Aug 1917 U 79 Camito (d.)Steamer6,611br
2 Oct 1917 U 79  Brisk (d.)Destroyer790br
2 Oct 1917 U 79  DrakeArmored cruiser14,300br
2 Oct 1917 U 79 LuganoSteamer3,810br
23 Oct 1917 U 79 Earl LennoxNavy Trawler226br
 33,977
11 ships sunk (26,576 tons) and 2 ships damaged (7,401 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
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Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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