Raimund Weisbach

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
36 ships sunk with a total of 107,763 GRT
2 ships damaged with a total of 3,481 GRT

Born:	16 Sep 1886	Breslau
Died:	16 Jun 1970	Hamburg

Ranks

1 Apr 1905		Seekadett
7 Apr 1906		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908		Leutnant zur See
27 Jan 1911		Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916		Kapitänleutnant
1 Aug 1924		Korvettenkapitän
1 Oct 1929		Fregattenkapitän
30 Sep 1931		Out of naval service
1 Oct 1937		Kapitän zur See (Ergänzungsoffizier)

Decorations

9 Jul 1912		Order of Glory (Tunisia)
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)
		U-Boat War Badge

U-boat Commands

U 19	16 Mar 1916	-	10 Aug 1916
U 81	22 Aug 1916	-	1 May 1917

Notes

Raimund Weisbach was a Watch Officer (and torpedo officer) under Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger’s command when U 20 torpedoed S/S Lusitania on 7th May 1915. He prepared and fired the fatal torpedo, under Schwieger’s order. Back in Germany, he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.

The World War One career of Kapitänleutnant Raimund Weisbach ended on 1st May 1917 when U 81 was torpedoed by the British submarine E 54. 24 members of the U-boat crew died. Weisbach, his watch officer Otto Walter and five other Germans survived. They spent the rest of the war as prisoners in Britain.

Ships hit by Raimund Weisbach

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

21 Apr 1916	U 19	Feliciana	Steamer	4,283	br
22 Apr 1916	U 19	Jozsef Agost Foherzeg	Steamer	2,680	it
22 Apr 1916	U 19	Ross	Steamer	2,666	br
23 Apr 1916	U 19	Parisiana	Steamer	4,763	br
23 Apr 1916	U 19	Ribston	Steamer	3,048	br
25 Apr 1916	U 19	Carmanian	Sailing vessel	1,840	nw
1 Dec 1916	U 81	Douglas	steamer	1,177	sw
19 Dec 1916	U 81	Nystrand	Steamer	1,397	nw

2 Feb 1917	U 81	Songdal	Sailing vessel	2,090	nw
3 Feb 1917	U 81	Port Adelaide	Steamer	8,181	br
4 Feb 1917	U 81	Maria	Sailing vessel	992	it
5 Feb 1917	U 81	Wartenfels	Steamer	4,511	br
7 Feb 1917	U 81	Gravina	Steamer	1,242	br
8 Feb 1917	U 81	Mantola	Passenger steamer	8,253	br
10 Feb 1917	U 81	Netherlee	Steamer	4,227	br
12 Feb 1917	U 81	Hugo Hamilton	Auxiliary motor	2,577	sw
10 Mar 1917	U 81	Algol	Steamer	988	nw
10 Mar 1917	U 81	Skreien	Steamer	415	nw
13 Mar 1917	U 81	Coronda	Steamer	2,733	br
14 Mar 1917	U 81	Paignton	Steamer	2,017	br
18 Mar 1917	U 81	Pola	Steamer	3,061	br
18 Mar 1917	U 81	Trevose	Steamer	3,112	br
19 Mar 1917	U 81	Alnwick Castle	Passenger steamer	5,900	br
19 Mar 1917	U 81	Frinton	Steamer	4,194	br
22 Mar 1917	U 81	Attika	Steamer	2,306	nw
25 Mar 1917	U 81	C. Sundt	Steamer	1,105	nw
25 Mar 1917	U 81	Garant	Steamer	735	nw
25 Mar 1917	U 81	Laly	Steamer	1,880	nw
24 Apr 1917	U 81	Amulree	Sailing vessel	1,145	br
25 Apr 1917	U 81	Glenesk	Sailing vessel	1,369	nw
25 Apr 1917	U 81	Heathfield	Sailing vessel	1,643	br
25 Apr 1917	U 81	Invermay	Sailing vessel	1,471	br
27 Apr 1917	U 81	Uranus	Steamer	3,978	it
28 Apr 1917	U 81	Jose De Larrinaga	Steamer	5,017	br
28 Apr 1917	U 81	Terence	Steamer	4,309	br
30 Apr 1917	U 81	Elisabeth (d.)	Sailing vessel	217	da
1 May 1917	U 81	Dorie (d.)	Steamer	3,264	br
1 May 1917	U 81	San Urbano	Tanker	6,458	br
				111,244
36 ships sunk (107,763 tons) and 2 ships damaged (3,481 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.