Robert Moraht

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/01)

Successes
45 ships sunk with a total of 129,570 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 18,300 tons
3 ships damaged with a total of 9,420 GRT
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 186 GRT

Born:	7 Sep 1884	Sonderburg
Died:	26 Aug 1956	Hamburg

Ranks

10 Apr 1901		Seekadett
22 Apr 1902		Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1904		Leutnant zur See
30 Mar 1906		Oberleutnant zur See
9 Dec 1911		Kapitänleutnant
5 Feb 1920		Korvettenkapitän
31 Jul 1920		Out of naval service
1 Oct 1942		Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

5 Sep 1909		Order of the Crown
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)
29 Mar 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
12 Nov 1917		Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

U 64

15 Apr 1916

17 Jun 1918

Notes

Was awarded the Pour le Mérite for outstanding leadership and distinguished naval planning and successful operations between 19 and 25 October 1917 when he sank seven Allied merchant ships in the Mediterranean. On the 25th he attacked an Allied convoy of eight ships and sank two of them in the same amount of minutes! When he returned with U 64 to the Austria-Hungarian base at Pola he received the Pour le Mérite personally out of the hands of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II. At the time he held the rank of Kapitänleutnant

Ships hit by Robert Moraht

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

25 Sep 1916	U 64	Bella	Trawler	11	br
26 Sep 1916	U 64	Loch Ryan (p.)	Trawler	186	br
10 Nov 1916	U 64	Freja	Steamer	2,168	da
10 Nov 1916	U 64	Tripel	Steamer	4,633	nw
15 Nov 1916	U 64	F. Matarazzo	Steamer	2,823	br

17 Feb 1917	U 64	Hawk	Navy Trawler	243	br
17 Feb 1917	U 64	Okement	Steamer	4,349	br
18 Feb 1917	U 64	Asturian (d.)	Steamer	3,193	br
19 Feb 1917	U 64	Corso	Steamer	3,242	br
12 Mar 1917	U 64	Nina M.	Sailing vessel	118	it
16 Mar 1917	U 64	Catania	Passenger steamer	3,188	it
17 Mar 1917	U 64	Tripoli	Steamer	658	it
19 Mar 1917	U 64	Danton	Battleship	18,300	fr
23 Mar 1917	U 64	Eptalofos	Steamer	4,413	br
25 Mar 1917	U 64	Berbera	Steamer	4,352	br
25 Mar 1917	U 64	Immacolata	Sailing vessel	137	it
5 Jun 1917	U 64	Kallundborg	Steamer	1,590	br
6 Jun 1917	U 64	Oriana	Sailing vessel	1,015	ar
7 Jun 1917	U 64	Mama Filomena	Sailing vessel	148	it
9 Jun 1917	U 64	Fert	Steamer	5,567	it
9 Jun 1917	U 64	Gratangen	Steamer	2,484	nw
12 Jun 1917	U 64	Moreni	Tanker	4,045	am
19 Jun 1917	U 64	LA GIUSEPPINA	Sailing vessel	28	it
19 Jun 1917	U 64	NUOVO MONDO CARMELO	Sailing vessel	25	it
12 Sep 1917	U 64	Gisla	Steamer	2,118	nw
12 Sep 1917	U 64	Urd	Steamer	3,049	br
12 Sep 1917	U 64	Wilmore	Steamer	5,395	am
14 Sep 1917	U 64	Amiral De Kersaint	Steamer	5,570	fr
14 Sep 1917	U 64	Ausonia	Steamer	1,438	it
14 Sep 1917	U 64	Chulmleigh	Steamer	4,911	br
19 Oct 1917	U 64	War Clover	Steamer	5,174	br
25 Oct 1917	U 64	Erviken	Steamer	2,134	nw
25 Oct 1917	U 64	Ness	Steamer	3,050	br
25 Oct 1917	U 64	Sheaf Blade	Steamer	2,378	br
26 Oct 1917	U 64	Le Tarn	Steamer	1,658	fr
28 Oct 1917	U 64	Ferrona	Steamer	4,591	br
9 Dec 1917	U 64	Adour	Steamer	1,940	nw
10 Dec 1917	U 64	Crathorne	Steamer	2,619	nw
10 Dec 1917	U 64	Owasco	Steamer	4,630	am
11 Dec 1917	U 64	D. A. Gordon	Steamer	2,301	br
11 Dec 1917	U 64	Minorca	Steamer	1,145	br
14 Dec 1917	U 64	Coila	Steamer	4,135	br

30 Jan 1918	U 64	Minnetonka	Passenger steamer	13,528	br
4 Feb 1918	U 64	Participation	steamer	2,438	it
5 Feb 1918	U 64	Caprera	Passenger steamer	1,875	it
6 Feb 1918	U 64	Duca Di Genova	Passenger steamer	7,893	it
7 Feb 1918	U 64	Montenegro (d.)	Sailing vessel	1,306	fr
8 Feb 1918	U 64	Agnese Madre	Sailing vessel	235	it
8 Feb 1918	U 64	Emma Felice	Sailing vessel	128	it
17 Jun 1918	U 64	Kandy (d.)	Steamer	4,921	br
				157,476
47 ships sunk (148,056 tons) and 3 ships damaged (9,420 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.