Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/03)

Successes
193 ships sunk with a total of 453,371 GRT
2 warships sunk with a total of 2,500 tons
8 ships damaged with a total of 34,312 GRT

Born:	18 Mar 1886	Posen
Died:	24 Feb 1941	Air crash at Paris Le Bourget airport

Ranks

1 Apr 1903		Seekadett
15 Apr 1904		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1906		Leutnant zur See
27 Mar 1909		Oberleutnant zur See
16 Dec 1914		Kapitänleutnant
1 Apr 1922		Korvettenkapitän
1 Nov 1928		Fregattenkapitän
1 Oct 1930		Kapitän zur See
25 Jan 1937		Konteradmiral (Charakter)
19 Aug 1939		char.VizeAdmiral
1 Jun 1940		Konteradmiral a.D.
1 Feb 1941		Vizeadmiral z.V.

Decorations

26 Mar 1907		Order of the Crown
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Hanseatic Cross
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Liakat Medal
		Military Merit Cross
11 Sep 1916		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
11 Oct 1916		Pour le Mérite
		Iron Half Moon
		Order of the Iron Crown
		Order of Leopold
1918		U-Boat War Badge
		Honor Cross for Combatants
		Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class
		War Merit Cross 2nd Class

U-boat Commands

U 35	13 Nov 1915	-	16 Mar 1918
U 139	18 May 1918	-	11 Nov 1918

Notes

At the end of 1915 SM U 35 was taken over by Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere. He was to become the most successful U-boat skipper of all time, a record which still stands. During his war time career, he sank 194 ships totalling 454,000 tons, always strictly according to prize rules often with his boat's 88 mm deck gun. His patrol performance was outstanding: in April/May 1916 he sank 23 ships, totaling 68,000 tons on a five week patrol and in July/August 1916 in four weeks he sank 54 ships, totaling 91,150 tons using only 4 torpedoes (one miss).

Arnauld, who stayed in command of SM U 35 until 1918 and conducted 15 war patrols with it, later commented on this patrol:

"My record cruise was quite tame and dull. We stopped the vessels. The crews boarded the lifeboats. We inspected the ships' documents, told the crews how they could reach the next port and then sank the stopped prize."

For his achievements the Prussian aristocrat Arnauld, who was a modest but very skilled skipper respected by his crew, was awarded the Pour le Mérite.

After the war Arnauld served in the Turkish Navy in the 1930's and from 1939 again in the German Navy. He died in an aircraft accident at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France in 1941.

Ships hit by Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

17 Jan 1916	U 35	Sutherland	Steamer	3,542	br
18 Jan 1916	U 35	Marere	Steamer	6,443	br
20 Jan 1916	U 35	Trematon	Steamer	4,198	br
26 Feb 1916	U 35	La Provence	Armed merchant cruiser	13,753	fr
27 Feb 1916	U 35	Giava	steamer	2,755	it
28 Feb 1916	U 35	Masunda	Steamer	4,952	br
29 Feb 1916	U 35	Primula	Sloop	1,250	br
23 Mar 1916	U 35	Minneapolis	Passenger steamer	13,543	br
13 Jun 1916	U 35	Maria C.	Sailing vessel	77	it
13 Jun 1916	U 35	Motia	steamer	500	it
13 Jun 1916	U 35	SAN FRANCESCO DI PAOLA	Sailing vessel	43	it
14 Jun 1916	U 35	Antonia V	Sailing vessel	132	it
14 Jun 1916	U 35	GIOSUE	Sailing vessel	20	it
14 Jun 1916	U 35	S. Francesco	Sailing vessel	28	it
14 Jun 1916	U 35	Tavolara	Steamer	701	it
15 Jun 1916	U 35	Adelia	Sailing vessel	170	it
15 Jun 1916	U 35	Annetta	Sailing vessel	112	it
15 Jun 1916	U 35	Audace	Sailing vessel	144	it
15 Jun 1916	U 35	S. Maria	Sailing vessel	515	it
15 Jun 1916	U 35	Sardinia	Steamer	1,119	br
16 Jun 1916	U 35	DOLMETTA M	Sailing vessel	48	it
16 Jun 1916	U 35	Era	Sailing vessel	1,078	it
16 Jun 1916	U 35	EUFRASIA	Sailing vessel	71	it
16 Jun 1916	U 35	Gafsa	Steamer	3,922	br
16 Jun 1916	U 35	Rondine	Sailing vessel	112	it
17 Jun 1916	U 35	Poviga	Steamer	3,360	it
18 Jun 1916	U 35	Aquila	Steamer	2,191	nw
18 Jun 1916	U 35	Beachy	Steamer	4,718	br
18 Jun 1916	U 35	Olga	Steamer	2,964	fr
18 Jun 1916	U 35	Rona	Steamer	1,312	br
19 Jun 1916	U 35	France Et Russie	Sailing vessel	329	fr
19 Jun 1916	U 35	Mario C.	Sailing vessel	398	it
23 Jun 1916	U 35	Giuseppina	Sailing vessel	1,872	it
23 Jun 1916	U 35	Herault	Passenger steamer	2,299	fr
24 Jun 1916	U 35	Canford Chine	Steamer	2,398	br
24 Jun 1916	U 35	CHECCHINA	Sailing vessel	184	fr
24 Jun 1916	U 35	Daiyetsu Maru	Steamer	3,184	jp
24 Jun 1916	U 35	San Francesco	Sailing vessel	1,060	it
24 Jun 1916	U 35	Saturnina Fanny	Sailing vessel	1,568	it
25 Jun 1916	U 35	Clara	Steamer	5,503	it
25 Jun 1916	U 35	Fournel	steamer	2,047	fr
27 Jun 1916	U 35	Mongibello	Steamer	4,059	it
27 Jun 1916	U 35	Pino	Steamer	1,677	it
27 Jun 1916	U 35	Roma	Steamer	2,491	it
27 Jun 1916	U 35	Windermere	Steamer	2,292	br
29 Jun 1916	U 35	Carlo Alberto	Sailing vessel	312	it
29 Jun 1916	U 35	Giuseppina	Sailing vessel	214	it
29 Jun 1916	U 35	Teano	Steamer	1,907	br
28 Jul 1916	U 35	Dandolo	Steamer	4,977	it
30 Jul 1916	U 35	Britannic	Steamer	3,487	br
30 Jul 1916	U 35	Ethelbryhta	Steamer	3,084	br
30 Jul 1916	U 35	Giuseppe Marta	Sailing vessel	111	tu
30 Jul 1916	U 35	Katholm	Steamer	1,324	da
31 Jul 1916	U 35	Citta Di Messina	Steamer	2,464	it
31 Jul 1916	U 35	Einar	Trawler	135	nw
31 Jul 1916	U 35	Emilio G.	Sailing vessel	166	it
31 Jul 1916	U 35	Erling	Trawler	122	nw
31 Jul 1916	U 35	Generale Ameglio	Sailing vessel	222	it
1 Aug 1916	U 35	Heighington	Steamer	2,800	br
2 Aug 1916	U 35	Eugenia	Sailing vessel	550	it
2 Aug 1916	U 35	Neptune	Sailing vessel	151	fr
3 Aug 1916	U 35	Tricoupis	Steamer	2,387	gr
4 Aug 1916	U 35	Favonian	Steamer	3,049	br
4 Aug 1916	U 35	Siena	Passenger steamer	4,372	it
4 Aug 1916	U 35	Teti	Steamer	2,868	it
4 Aug 1916	U 35	Tottenham	Steamer	3,106	br
5 Aug 1916	U 35	Achilleus	Steamer	843	gr
5 Aug 1916	U 35	Mount Coniston	Steamer	3,018	br
7 Aug 1916	U 35	Newburn	Steamer	3,554	br
7 Aug 1916	U 35	Trident	Steamer	3,129	br
8 Aug 1916	U 35	Imperial	Steamer	3,818	br
8 Aug 1916	U 35	Speme	Sailing vessel	1,229	it
9 Aug 1916	U 35	Antiope	Steamer	2,973	br
9 Aug 1916	U 35	Ganekogorta Mendi	Steamer	3,061	sp
9 Aug 1916	U 35	Sebastiano	Steamer	3,995	it
10 Aug 1916	U 35	Temmei Maru	Steamer	3,360	jp
11 Aug 1916	U 35	Pagasarri	Steamer	3,287	sp
12 Aug 1916	U 35	Gina	Sailing vessel	443	it
12 Aug 1916	U 35	Nereus	Steamer	3,980	it
12 Aug 1916	U 35	Regina Pacis	Sailing vessel	2,228	it
12 Aug 1916	U 35	Saint Gaetan	Auxiliary motor	125	fr
13 Aug 1916	U 35	Balmoral	Sailing vessel	2,542	it
13 Aug 1916	U 35	Eurasia	Sailing vessel	1,898	it
13 Aug 1916	U 35	Francesco Saverio D	Sailing vessel	214	it
13 Aug 1916	U 35	Ivar	Steamer	2,139	da
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Emilia	Sailing vessel	319	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Francesca	Sailing vessel	161	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Henriette B.	Sailing vessel	176	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Ida	Sailing vessel	242	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Lavinia	Sailing vessel	243	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Louis B.	Sailing vessel	212	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Pausania	Sailing vessel	107	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	Rosario	Sailing vessel	188	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	S. Francesco Di Paola S.	Sailing vessel	113	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	San Giovanni Battista	Steamer	1,066	it
14 Aug 1916	U 35	S. Giuseppe Patriarca	Sailing vessel	63	it
15 Aug 1916	U 35	Augusta	Steamer	523	it
15 Aug 1916	U 35	Candida Altieri	Sailing vessel	282	it
15 Aug 1916	U 35	Vergine Di Pompei	Sailing vessel	146	it
16 Aug 1916	U 35	Madre	Sailing vessel	665	it
17 Aug 1916	U 35	Swedish Prince	Steamer	3,712	br
18 Aug 1916	U 35	Erix	steamer	923	it
19 Sep 1916	U 35	Doride	Sailing vessel	1,250	it
19 Sep 1916	U 35	Teresa C.	Sailing vessel	270	it
22 Sep 1916	U 35	Garibaldi	Sailing vessel	1,374	it
22 Sep 1916	U 35	Giovanni Zambelli	Steamer	2,485	it
23 Sep 1916	U 35	Charterhouse	Steamer	3,021	br
24 Sep 1916	U 35	Bronwen	Steamer	4,250	br
24 Sep 1916	U 35	Bufjord	Steamer	2,284	nw
24 Sep 1916	U 35	Nicolo	Steamer	5,466	it
25 Sep 1916	U 35	Benpark	Steamer	3,842	it
26 Sep 1916	U 35	Newby	steamer	2,168	br
26 Sep 1916	U 35	Roddam	Steamer	3,218	br
26 Sep 1916	U 35	Stathe	Steamer	2,623	br
27 Sep 1916	U 35	Rallus	Steamer	1,752	br
27 Sep 1916	U 35	Secondo	Steamer	3,912	br
27 Sep 1916	U 35	Vindeggen	Steamer	2,610	nw
29 Sep 1916	U 35	Venus	Steamer	3,976	it
2 Oct 1916	U 35	Rigel	sloop	1,250	fr
3 Oct 1916	U 35	Samos	Steamer	1,186	gr
4 Oct 1916	U 35	Birk	Steamer	715	nw
4 Oct 1916	U 35	Gallia	Armed merchant cruiser	14,966	fr
5 Oct 1916	U 35	Aurora	Steamer	2,806	it
5 Oct 1916	U 35	Vera	Steamer	2,308	sw

5 Jan 1917	U 35	Lesbian	Steamer	2,555	br
5 Jan 1917	U 35	SALVATORE PADRE	Sailing vessel	200	it
6 Jan 1917	U 35	Hudworth	Steamer	3,966	br
7 Jan 1917	U 35	Mohacsfield	Steamer	3,678	br
8 Jan 1917	U 35	Andoni	Steamer	3,188	br
8 Jan 1917	U 35	Lynfield	Steamer	3,023	br
11 Feb 1917	U 35	Assunta	Sailing vessel	132	it
12 Feb 1917	U 35	Lyman M. Law	Sailing vessel	1,300	am
13 Feb 1917	U 35	Percy Roy	Sailing vessel	110	br
14 Feb 1917	U 35	Mery	Sailing vessel	178	ru
14 Feb 1917	U 35	Oceania	Steamer	4,217	it
15 Feb 1917	U 35	Buranda (d.)	Steamer	3,651	br
16 Feb 1917	U 35	Oriana	Steamer	3,132	it
16 Feb 1917	U 35	Prudenza	Steamer	3,307	it
17 Feb 1917	U 35	Pierre Hubert	Sailing vessel	112	it
18 Feb 1917	U 35	Giuseppe	Steamer	1,856	it
18 Feb 1917	U 35	Guido T	Sailing vessel	324	it
18 Feb 1917	U 35	Skogland	Steamer	3,264	sw
23 Feb 1917	U 35	Longhirst	Steamer	3,053	br
23 Feb 1917	U 35	Mont Viso (d.)	Steamer	4,820	fr
24 Feb 1917	U 35	Dorothy	Steamer	3,806	br
24 Feb 1917	U 35	Prikonisos	Steamer	3,537	gr
3 Apr 1917	U 35	Ardgask	Steamer	4,542	br
4 Apr 1917	U 35	Marguerite	Sailing vessel	1,553	am
4 Apr 1917	U 35	Parkgate	Steamer	3,232	br
7 Apr 1917	U 35	Maplewood	Steamer	3,239	br
11 Apr 1917	U 35	Miss Morris	Sailing vessel	156	br
12 Apr 1917	U 35	India	Steamer	2,933	gr
13 Apr 1917	U 35	Giuseppe Accame	Steamer	3,224	it
13 Apr 1917	U 35	Odysseus	Steamer	3,463	gr
13 Apr 1917	U 35	Stromboli	Steamer	5,466	it
14 Apr 1917	U 35	Patagonier	Steamer	3,832	br
15 Apr 1917	U 35	Panaghi Drakatos	Steamer	2,734	gr
17 Apr 1917	U 35	Brisbane River	Steamer	4,989	br
17 Apr 1917	U 35	Corfu	Steamer	3,695	br
17 Apr 1917	U 35	Fernmoor	Steamer	3,098	br
18 Apr 1917	U 35	Trekieve	Steamer	3,087	br
19 Apr 1917	U 35	Sowwell	Steamer	3,781	br
20 Apr 1917	U 35	Leasowe Castle (d.)	Passenger steamer	9,737	br
20 Apr 1917	U 35	Lowdale	Steamer	2,260	br
20 Apr 1917	U 35	Nentmoor	Steamer	3,535	br
23 Apr 1917	U 35	Bandiera E Moro	Steamer	2,086	it
24 Apr 1917	U 35	Bien Aime Prof. Luigi	Sailing vessel	265	it
24 Apr 1917	U 35	Nordsøen	Steamer	1,055	da
24 Apr 1917	U 35	Torvore	Steamer	1,667	nw
24 Apr 1917	U 35	Vilhelm Krag	Steamer	3,715	nw
27 Apr 1917	U 35	Triana (d.)	Steamer	748	sp
13 Oct 1917	U 35	Alavi	Steamer	3,627	br
13 Oct 1917	U 35	Despina G. Michalinos	Steamer	2,851	gr
13 Oct 1917	U 35	Doris	Steamer	3,979	it
13 Oct 1917	U 35	Lilla	Steamer	2,819	it
15 Oct 1917	U 35	City Of Belfast (d.)	Armed boarding steamer	1,055	br
18 Oct 1917	U 35	Lorenzo	Steamer	2,498	it
19 Oct 1917	U 35	Ikoma Maru	Steamer	3,048	jp
25 Oct 1917	U 35	Fannie Prescott	Sailing vessel	404	am
29 Oct 1917	U 35	Namur	Passenger steamer	6,694	br
31 Oct 1917	U 35	Cambric	Steamer	3,403	br
2 Nov 1917	U 35	Maria Di Porto Salvo	Sailing vessel	91	it
2 Nov 1917	U 35	San Francesco Di Paola G.	Sailing vessel	91	it
11 Dec 1917	U 35	Persier	Steamer	3,874	br
20 Dec 1917	U 35	Fiscus	Steamer	4,782	br
20 Dec 1917	U 35	Waverley	Steamer	3,853	br
23 Dec 1917	U 35	Pietro	Steamer	3,860	it
24 Dec 1917	U 35	Turnbridge	Steamer	2,874	br
25 Dec 1917	U 35	Argo	Steamer	3,071	br
25 Dec 1917	U 35	Cliftondale	Steamer	3,811	br
25 Dec 1917	U 35	Nordpol	Steamer	2,053	nw

23 Feb 1918	U 35	Humberto	Sailing vessel	274	pt
26 Feb 1918	U 35	Pytheas	Steamer	2,690	nw
27 Feb 1918	U 35	Kerman (d.)	Steamer	4,397	br
27 Feb 1918	U 35	Marconi (d.)	Steamer	7,402	br
6 Mar 1918	U 35	Daiten Maru	Steamer	4,555	jp
7 Mar 1918	U 35	Begona No.4	Steamer	1,850	sp
9 Mar 1918	U 35	Silverdale	Steamer	3,835	br
1 Oct 1918	U 139	Bylands	Steamer	3,309	br
1 Oct 1918	U 139	Manin	Steamer	2,691	it
1 Oct 1918	U 139	Perth (d.)	Armed boarding steamer	2,502	br
2 Oct 1918	U 139	Rio Cavado	Sailing vessel	301	pt
14 Oct 1918	U 139	Augusto De Castilho	Navy Trawler	487	pt
				490,183
195 ships sunk (455,871 tons) and 8 ships damaged (34,312 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.