WWI U-boat commanders

Ortwin Rave

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 4/99)

Successes
8 ships sunk with a total of 5,572 GRT

Born:	1 Oct 1882
Died:

Ortwin Rave

Ranks

10 Apr 1899		Seekadett
10 Apr 1900		Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1902		Leutnant zur See
12 Oct 1904		Oberleutnant zur See
27 Mar 1909		Kapitänleutnant
26 Apr 1917		Korvettenkapitän
9 Mar 1920		Out of naval service

Decorations

prewar		Order of the Medjidie
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)

U-boat Commands

21 Jul 1918

-

30 Nov 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Ortwin Rave

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.

4 Aug 1918	U 157		Remonstrant	Sailing vessel	1,073		nw
4 Aug 1918	U 157		Don	Sailing vessel	1,145		nw
9 Aug 1918	U 157		Orkney	Sailing vessel	291		da
15 Aug 1918	U 157		Kalps	Sailing vessel	284		ru
27 Aug 1918	U 157		Gloria	Sailing vessel	120		pt
18 Sep 1918	U 157		Ledaal	Steamer	2,257		nw
22 Sep 1918	U 157		Gaia	Sailing vessel	278		pt
8 Oct 1918	U 157		Hawanee	Sailing vessel	124		br
					5,572
8 ships sunk (5,572 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links

Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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