WWI U-boat commanders

Otto Launburg

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/09)

Successes
39 ships sunk with a total of 104,144 GRT
9 ships damaged with a total of 38,371 GRT

Born:	13 Feb 1891	Gadebusch
Died:	9 Dec 1980	Braunschweig

Ranks

1 Apr 1909		Seekadett
12 Apr 1910		Fähnrich zur See
19 Sep 1912		Leutnant zur See
2 May 1915		Oberleutnant zur See
21 Jan 1920		Kapitänleutnant
31 Mar 1921		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
3 Mar 1918		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

UC 37	13 Oct 1916	-	1 Jul 1917
UB 52	9 Aug 1917	-	23 May 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Otto Launburg

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

1 Jan 1917	UC 37	Britannic	Steamer	2,289	nw
2 Jan 1917	UC 37	Aristotelis C. Ioannou	Steamer	2,868	gr
2 Jan 1917	UC 37	Dimitrios Goulandris	Steamer	3,744	gr
2 Jan 1917	UC 37	Notre Dame Du Verger	Sailing vessel	227	fr
3 Jan 1917	UC 37	Capricieuse	Sailing vessel	156	fr
3 Jan 1917	UC 37	Fama	Steamer	2,417	nw
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Liberte	Sailing vessel	166	fr
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Luigi Ciampa	Steamer	3,988	it
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Seemel	Sailing vessel	209	ru
4 Jan 1917	UC 37	Wragby	Steamer	3,641	br
5 Jan 1917	UC 37	Combermere	Sailing vessel	1,718	it
26 Feb 1917	UC 37	Gerolamo Ulloa (d.)	Steamer	4,283	it
26 Feb 1917	UC 37	Victoria	steamer	1,388	gr
3 Mar 1917	UC 37	Craigendoran	Steamer	2,789	br
5 Mar 1917	UC 37	Salvatore	Sailing vessel	119	it
27 Mar 1917	UC 37	Nr. 62	River Gunboat	200	fr
31 Mar 1917	UC 37	Galatee (d.)	Steamer	3,062	fr
3 Apr 1917	UC 37	Ernest Simons	Passenger steamer	5,555	fr
3 Apr 1917	UC 37	Saint Simon	Steamer	3,419	fr
4 Apr 1917	UC 37	San Giovanni Battiste	Sailing vessel	46	it
14 Apr 1917	UC 37	Gange	Troopship	6,886	fr
16 Apr 1917	UC 37	Sagres	Steamer	2,986	pt
21 Apr 1917	UC 37	Warrior	Steamer	3,674	br
28 Apr 1917	UC 37	Niobe	Sailing vessel	66	it
29 Apr 1917	UC 37	Giuseppe Maria	Sailing vessel	99	it
30 Apr 1917	UC 37	Colbert	Troopship	5,394	fr
2 May 1917	UC 37	Camerata (d.)	Steamer	3,723	br
5 May 1917	UC 37	Dina Di Lozenzo	Sailing vessel	127	it
5 May 1917	UC 37	Harmattan	Steamer	4,792	br
15 Jun 1917	UC 37	Assunzione	Steamer	3,770	it

30 Jan 1918	UB 52	Empress Ekaterina Ii	Passenger steamer	5,545	ru
1 Feb 1918	UB 52	La Dives	Passenger steamer	2,108	fr
4 Feb 1918	UB 52	Maid Of Harlech	Sailing vessel	315	br
4 Feb 1918	UB 52	Sardinia (d.)	Passenger steamer	6,580	br
5 Feb 1918	UB 52	Rosina Ferrara (D.)	Q-ship	227	br
9 Feb 1918	UB 52	Antenor (d.)	Steamer	5,319	br
18 Feb 1918	UB 52	Basque (d.)	Steamer	3,261	fr
20 Feb 1918	UB 52	Balgray	Steamer	3,603	br
20 Feb 1918	UB 52	Zeno	Steamer	2,890	br
17 Mar 1918	UB 52	Ivydene	Steamer	3,541	br
18 Mar 1918	UB 52	John H. Barry	Steamer	3,083	br
18 Mar 1918	UB 52	Saldanha	Steamer	4,594	br
4 Apr 1918	UB 52	Sincerita	steamer	1,722	it
2 May 1918	UB 52	Flawyl	Steamer	3,592	br
9 May 1918	UB 52	Atlantique (d.)	Passenger steamer	6,479	fr
11 May 1918	UB 52	Suzette Fraissinet	Steamer	2,288	fr
12 May 1918	UB 52	Omrah	Passenger steamer	8,130	br
18 May 1918	UB 52	Media (d.)	Steamer	5,437	br
				142,515
40 ships sunk (104,371 tons) and 8 ships damaged (38,144 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.