Otto Gerke
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/10)
Successes
10 ships sunk with a total of 39,865 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 100 tons |
| Born: | 12 Feb 1890 | |
| Died: | 8 Jan 1960 | |
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| Ranks| 1 Apr 1910 | | Seekadett | | 15 Apr 1911 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 27 Sep 1913 | | Leutnant zur See | | 22 Mar 1916 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 24 Dec 1919 | | Out of naval service | | 10 Jan 1920 | | Kapitänleutnant (Charakter) |
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U-boat Commands
| U 47 | 30 Oct 1917 | - | 10 Mar 1918 |
| UC 27 | 15 Jan 1918 | - | 29 Nov 1918 |
| UC 73 | 30 May 1918 | - | 14 Jul 1918 |
Notes
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Ships hit by Otto Gerke
| Date | U-boat | | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. |
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| 26 Feb 1918 | UC 27 | | Maltby | Steamer | 3,977 |  | br |
| 27 Feb 1918 | UC 27 | | Machaon | Steamer | 6,738 | | br |
| 28 Feb 1918 | UC 27 | | Savoyarde | Auxiliary motor | 30 |  | fr |
| 4 Mar 1918 | UC 27 | | Clan Macpherson | Steamer | 4,779 | | br |
| 8 Mar 1918 | UC 27 | | Ayr | Steamer | 3,050 | | br |
| 1 May 1918 | UC 27 | | Matiana | Steamer | 5,313 | | br |
| 8 Jul 1918 | UC 73 | | Horta | Steamer | 3,472 |  | pt |
| 13 Aug 1918 | UC 27 | | La Chaussade | Steamer | 4,494 | | fr |
| 23 Aug 1918 | UC 27 | | Australian Transport | Steamer | 4,784 | | br |
| 25 Aug 1918 | UC 27 | | Willingtonia | Steamer | 3,228 | | br |
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| 22 Jan 1919 | UC 27 | | Torpilleur 325 | Torpedo boat | 100 | | fr |
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| 39,965 | | | 11 ships sunk (39,965 tons). |
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