WWI U-boat commanders

Walter Remy

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/01)

Successes
31 ships sunk with a total of 85,153 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 3,405 GRT

Born:	1 Jul 1883	Gera, Thüringen
Died:	15 Jan 1965	Schliersee, Bayern

Ranks

10 Apr 1901		Seekadett
22 Apr 1902		Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1904		Leutnant zur See
27 Apr 1907		Oberleutnant zur See
25 Apr 1912		Kapitänleutnant
28 Dec 1919		Korvettenkapitän (Charakter)
28 Dec 1919		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Friedrich Order (Württemberg)
24 Apr 1918		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

U 24	15 Oct 1916	-	10 Jul 1917
U 90	2 Aug 1917	-	31 Jul 1918

Notes

9.1918 KL Remy was appointed as commander of the new U 137 still completing at Kiel. This boat would never be commissioned due to the war’s end.

Ships hit by Walter Remy

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

30 Oct 1916	U 24	Nellie Bruce	Trawler	192	br
10 Dec 1916	U 24	Agder	Steamer	305	nw

21 Mar 1917	U 24	Stanley	Steamer	3,987	br
22 Mar 1917	U 24	Svendsholm	Sailing vessel	1,998	nw
27 Mar 1917	U 24	Glenogle	Steamer	7,682	br
28 Mar 1917	U 24	Cannizaro	Steamer	6,133	br
18 Jun 1917	U 24	Elele	Steamer	6,557	br
18 Jun 1917	U 24	English Monarch	Steamer	4,947	br
25 Sep 1917	U 90	Union Republicaine	Fishing vessel (dundee)	44	fr
27 Sep 1917	U 90	Deux Jeannes	fishing vessel	50	fr
27 Sep 1917	U 90	Liberte	Fishing vessel	49	fr
27 Sep 1917	U 90	Peuples Freres	Fishing vessel (dundee)	41	fr
30 Sep 1917	U 90	Drake	Steamer	2,267	br
30 Sep 1917	U 90	Heron	Steamer	885	br
1 Oct 1917	U 90	Neuilly	Sailing vessel	2,186	fr
3 Oct 1917	U 90	Jeannette	Sailing vessel	226	fr
20 Nov 1917	U 90	Robert Morris	Sailing vessel	146	br
21 Nov 1917	U 90	Aros Castle	Steamer	4,460	br

22 Jan 1918	U 90	Corton (d.)	Steamer	3,405	br
22 Jan 1918	U 90	Victor De Chavarri	Steamer	2,957	sp
24 Jan 1918	U 90	Charles	Sailing vessel	78	br
25 Jan 1918	U 90	Normandy	Steamer	618	br
26 Jan 1918	U 90	Union	Steamer	677	fr
30 Jan 1918	U 90	Lindeskov	Steamer	1,254	da
31 Jan 1918	U 90	Martin Gust	Sailing vessel	248	ru
1 Feb 1918	U 90	Arrino	Steamer	4,484	br
16 Mar 1918	U 90	Oilfield	Tanker	4,000	br
28 Mar 1918	U 90	City Of Winchester	Sailing vessel	114	br
8 Apr 1918	U 90	Superb	Sailing vessel	489	nw
29 May 1918	U 90	Begum	Steamer	4,646	br
29 May 1918	U 90	Carlton	Steamer	5,265	br
31 May 1918	U 90	President Lincoln	Passenger steamer	18,168	am
				88,558
31 ships sunk (85,153 tons) and 1 ship damaged (3,405 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.