WWI U-boat commanders

Gernot Goetting

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 4/99)

Successes
4 ships sunk with a total of 12,742 GRT

Born:	24 Apr 1882	Paderborn
Died:	8 Aug 1930	Flensburg

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Ranks

10 Apr 1899		Seekadett
10 Apr 1900		Fähnrich zur See
21 Mar 1903		Leutnant zur See
21 Mar 1905		Oberleutnant zur See
5 Sep 1909		Kapitänleutnant
19 Apr 1918		Korvettenkapitän
10 Sep 1920		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

U 153

17 Nov 1917

31 Jul 1918

Notes

Original promotion date to Kapitänleutnant was September 5, 1909 but out of service for some time, so seniority by 1918 had been adjusted to January 27, 1910.

Ships hit by Gernot Goetting

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

15 Mar 1918	U 153	Alessandra	Sailing vessel	2,394	it
14 Apr 1918	U 153	Santa Isabel	Steamer	2,023	br
25 Apr 1918	U 153	Willow Branch	Q-ship	3,314	br
9 May 1918	U 153	Enrichetta	Steamer	5,011	it
				12,742
4 ships sunk (12,742 tons).