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.

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

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
				996
5 ships sunk (996 tons).