Wilhelm Smiths
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/06)
Successes
5 ships sunk with a total of 996 GRT |
| Born: | 27 Nov 1886 | Meyrich |
| Died: | 22 Mar 1954 | Bremen |
| Ranks| 1 Apr 1906 | | Seekadett | | 6 Apr 1907 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 30 Sep 1909 | | Leutnant zur See | | 19 Sep 1912 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | See below | | Kapitänleutnant | | 23 Aug 1920 | | Out of naval service. |
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U-boat Commands
| UB 5 | 25 Mar 1915 | - | 21 Sep 1916 |
| UB 26 | 7 Jan 1916 | - | 5 Apr 1916 |
Notes
Prisoner of war April 5, 1916. Smiths was promoted to Kapitänleutnant on January 30, 1920 with a seniority date of April 26, 1917, the date he would otherwise have been promoted to Kapitänleutnant had he not been captured.
After the war, Smiths became the German Consul in Messina and managed a company of production of agrumes essences.
Ships hit by Wilhelm Smiths
| Date | U-boat | | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. |
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| 15 Apr 1915 | UB 5 | | Ptarmigan | Steamer | 784 |  | br |
| 12 Aug 1915 | UB 5 | | Sunflower | Fishing vessel (smack) | 60 | | br |
| 13 Aug 1915 | UB 5 | | E.M.W. | Fishing vessel (smack) | 47 | | br |
| 13 Aug 1915 | UB 5 | | J.W.F.T. | Fishing vessel (smack) | 60 | | br |
| 14 Aug 1915 | UB 5 | | White City | Fishing vessel (smack) | 45 | | br |
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| 996 | | | 5 ships sunk (996 tons). |
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