WWI U-boat commanders

Otto Heinrich Tornow

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
10 ships sunk with a total of 6,614 GRT
1 warship damaged with a total of 1,210 tons

Born:	7 Dec 1886
Died:

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Ranks

1 Apr 1905		Seekadett
7 Apr 1906		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908		Leutnant zur See
27 Jan 1911		Oberleutnant zur See
27 Jan 1916		Kapitänleutnant
22 Nov 1919		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

UC 39	29 Oct 1916	-	31 Jan 1917
UC 42	18 Nov 1916	-	17 Jul 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Otto Heinrich Tornow

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

22 Feb 1917	UC 42		Frolic	Trawler	183		br
22 Feb 1917	UC 42		Lord Collingwood	Fishing vessel	148		br
28 Mar 1917	UC 42		Urania	Sailing vessel	1,688		nw
29 Mar 1917	UC 42		Ruby	Steamer	234		br
31 Mar 1917	UC 42		Carnation (d.)	Sloop	1,210		br
4 May 1917	UC 42		Sophie	Sailing vessel	64		da
5 May 1917	UC 42		Angela	Sailing vessel	122		br
6 May 1917	UC 42		Hebble	Steamer	904		br
9 May 1917	UC 42		Kitty	Fishing vessel	181		br
17 Jun 1917	UC 42		Lizzie Westoll	Steamer	2,855		br
12 Jul 1917	UC 42		George Milburn	Navy Trawler	235		br
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10 ships sunk (6,614 tons) and 1 ship damaged (1,210 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links

Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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