WWI U-boat commanders

Egon von Werner

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/08)

Successes
68 ships sunk with a total of 60,917 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 320 tons
13 ships damaged with a total of 67,137 GRT

Born:	31 Dec 1888	Sigmaringen (Baden-Württemberg)
Died:	23 Jun 1955	Sigmaringen (Baden-Württemberg)

Egon von Werner is on the right.

Ranks

1 Apr 1908		Seekadett
10 Apr 1909		Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1911		Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1914		Oberleutnant zur See
18 Aug 1918		Kapitänleutnant
9 Sep 1920		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
29 Mar 1916		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
		General Honor Decoration (Hesse)

U-boat Commands

UC 1	7 May 1915	-	13 Apr 1916
UC 16	26 Jun 1916	-	22 Apr 1917
UB 54	12 Jun 1917	-	7 Feb 1918
UB 111	5 Apr 1918	-	11 Nov 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Egon von Werner

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

30 Jun 1915	UC 1	Lightning (hms)	Destroyer	320	br
14 Jul 1915	UC 1	Rym	Steamer	1,073	nw
15 Jul 1915	UC 1	Agamemnon Ii	Navy Trawler	225	br
30 Jul 1915	UC 1	Prince Albert	Steamer	1,820	be
31 Jul 1915	UC 1	Galicia (d.)	Passenger steamer	5,922	br
8 Aug 1915	UC 1	Ben Ardna	Navy Trawler	197	br
14 Aug 1915	UC 1	Highland Corrie (d.)	Steamer	7,583	br
9 Sep 1915	UC 1	Balakani	Tanker	3,696	br
22 Oct 1915	UC 1	Scott	Navy Trawler	288	br
9 Nov 1915	UC 1	Irene	Lighthouse tender	543	br
27 Nov 1915	UC 1	Klar	Steamer	518	br
3 Dec 1915	UC 1	Etoile Polaire	Navy Trawler	278	br
16 Dec 1915	UC 1	Levenpool (d.)	Steamer	4,844	br
24 Dec 1915	UC 1	Carilon	Navy Trawler	226	br
24 Dec 1915	UC 1	Embla	steamer	1,172	br

2 Jan 1916	UC 1	Glocliffe (d.)	Steamer	2,211	br
18 Jan 1916	UC 1	Rijndam (d.)	Passenger steamer	12,527	nl
19 Jan 1916	UC 1	Leoville	Steamer	775	fr
28 Jan 1916	UC 1	Perth (d.)	Steamer	3,522	nw
30 Jan 1916	UC 1	Maasdijk	Steamer	3,557	nl
11 Feb 1916	UC 1	Alabama	Steamer	891	nw
25 Mar 1916	UC 1	Duiveland	Steamer	1,297	nl
27 Mar 1916	UC 1	Empress Of Midland	Steamer	2,224	br
4 Apr 1916	UC 1	Bendew	Steamer	3,681	br
12 Apr 1916	UC 1	Colombia (d.)	Steamer	5,644	nl
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Andromeda	Trawler	149	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Beechwold	Trawler	129	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Britannia Iii	Trawler	138	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Cockatrice	Trawler	115	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Mercury	Trawler	183	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Phoenix	Trawler	117	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Refino	Trawler	182	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Rego	Trawler	176	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Restless	Trawler	125	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Viella	Trawler	144	br
23 Sep 1916	UC 16	Weelsby	Trawler	122	br
19 Oct 1916	UC 16	Alaunia	Passenger steamer	13,405	br
22 Oct 1916	UC 16	Fortuna	Steamer	1,254	nl
11 Nov 1916	UC 16	Daphne	Steamer	1,388	nw
11 Nov 1916	UC 16	Veronica	Fishing vessel (smack)	27	br
13 Nov 1916	UC 16	Marie Therese	Sailing vessel	156	fr
14 Nov 1916	UC 16	Notre Dame De Bon Secours	Sailing vessel	81	fr
14 Nov 1916	UC 16	Nominoe	Sailing vessel	327	fr
14 Nov 1916	UC 16	Salangane	Sailing vessel	125	fr
16 Nov 1916	UC 16	Lelia	Sailing vessel	79	fr
16 Nov 1916	UC 16	Vasco	Steamer	1,914	br
26 Nov 1916	UC 16	Caloric (d.)	Tanker	7,012	nw
28 Dec 1916	UC 16	Suffolk (d.)	Steamer	7,573	br
30 Dec 1916	UC 16	Aspenleaf (d.)	Tanker	7,535	br

18 Jan 1917	UC 16	Taormina	Steamer	2,457	it
19 Jan 1917	UC 16	Anna	Steamer	1,237	nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 16	Reinunga	Steamer	1,147	nw
19 Jan 1917	UC 16	Theresdal	Steamer	1,762	nw
21 Jan 1917	UC 16	Couronne	Sailing vessel	169	fr
22 Jan 1917	UC 16	Juno (d.)	Tanker	2,345	nl
23 Jan 1917	UC 16	Ymer	Steamer	1,123	nw
15 Feb 1917	UC 16	Leven	Dredger	775	br
26 Feb 1917	UC 16	Sea Gull	Steamer	144	br
26 Feb 1917	UC 16	St. Germain (d.)	Navy trawler	307	br
15 Mar 1917	UC 16	Coonagh	Steamer	1,412	br
20 Apr 1917	UC 16	Glen (d.)	Q-ship	112	br
20 Aug 1917	UB 54	Vala	Q-ship	1,016	br
25 Aug 1917	UB 54	Frigga	Steamer	1,046	nw
13 Dec 1917	UB 54	Chili	Sailing vessel	1,318	fr
20 Dec 1917	UB 54	Noris	Steamer	583	nw
21 Dec 1917	UB 54	Orne	Steamer	928	fr
23 Dec 1917	UB 54	Ragna	Steamer	1,747	nw

27 Jan 1918	UB 54	True to the Core	Fishing vessel (smack)	26	be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	De Julia	Fishing vessel	13	be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	De Twee Marcels	Fishing vessel	13	be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	H. Debra Huysseme	Fishing vessel	46	be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	Jean Mathilde	Fishing vessel	12	be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	Le Jeune Arthur	Fishing vessel	25	be
29 Jan 1918	UB 54	Marie	Fishing vessel	16	be
30 Jan 1918	UB 54	Ferryhill	Steamer	411	br
24 Aug 1918	UB 111	Hollandia	Fishing vessel (sail)	103	nl
24 Aug 1918	UB 111	Majoor Thomson	Fishing vessel (sail)	113	nl
24 Aug 1918	UB 111	Maria Johanna	Fishing vessel (sail)	126	nl
24 Aug 1918	UB 111	Neerlandia Ii	Fishing vessel (sail)	100	nl
24 Aug 1918	UB 111	Neerlandia Iii	Fishing vessel (sail)	117	nl
24 Aug 1918	UB 111	SECUNDA	Fishing vessel	30	nl
24 Aug 1918	UB 111	Stella	Fishing vessel (sail)	105	nl
				128,374
69 ships sunk (61,237 tons) and 13 ships damaged (67,137 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.