Walter Schmitz
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/09)
Successes 13 ships sunk with a total of 25,076 GRT 1 warship sunk with a total of 355 tons 2 ships damaged with a total of 9,642 GRT |
Born: | 1 Feb 1891 | Buer, Recklinghausen |
Died: | 4 Mar 1919 | Skipton (GB) |
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| Ranks1 Apr 1909 | | Seekadett | 12 Apr 1910 | | Fähnrich zur See | 19 Sep 1912 | | Leutnant zur See | 2 May 1915 | | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
UC 4 | 13 Sep 1917 | - | 19 Jan 1918 |
UC 75 | 31 Jan 1918 | - | 31 May 1918 |
Notes
Prisoner of war May 31, 1918.
Ships hit by Walter Schmitz
Date | U-boat | | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. |
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20 Oct 1917 | UC 4 | | Vitality | Navy Trawler | 202 | | br |
13 Nov 1917 | UC 4 | | Axminster | Steamer | 1,905 | | br |
23 Dec 1917 | UC 4 | | Grantley Hall | Steamer | 4,008 | | br |
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5 Mar 1918 | UC 75 | | Edouard Marie | Fishing vessel | 32 | | be |
9 Mar 1918 | UC 75 | | MARGUERITE | Sailing vessel | 10 | | br |
10 Mar 1918 | UC 75 | | Sunrise | Fishing vessel (smack) | 56 | | br |
10 Mar 1918 | UC 75 | | Wave | Fishing vessel (smack) | 47 | | br |
13 Mar 1918 | UC 75 | | Arno Mendi | Steamer | 2,827 | | sp |
14 Mar 1918 | UC 75 | | Tweed | Steamer | 1,777 | | br |
17 Mar 1918 | UC 75 | | Eliza Anne | Sailing vessel | 36 | | br |
18 Mar 1918 | UC 75 | | Navigator (d.) | Steamer | 3,803 | | br |
28 Mar 1918 | UC 75 | | Dryden (d.) | Steamer | 5,839 | | br |
16 Apr 1918 | UC 75 | | Hungerford | Steamer | 5,811 | | br |
19 Apr 1918 | UC 75 | | War Helmet | Steamer | 8,184 | | br |
29 May 1918 | UC 75 | | Dirk | Navy Trawler | 181 | | br |
31 May 1918 | UC 75 | | Fairy (hms) | Destroyer | 355 | | br |
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| 35,073 | | 14 ships sunk (25,431 tons) and 2 ships damaged (9,642 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged.
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