WWI U-boat commanders

Kurt Heeseler

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/01)

Successes
12 ships sunk with a total of 37,040 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 9,607 GRT

Born:	27 Dec 1883	Ronsdorf b. Elberfeld
Died:	9 Apr 1941	Krefeld

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Ranks

10 Apr 1901		Seekadett
22 Apr 1902		Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1904		Leutnant zur See
27 Apr 1907		Oberleutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912		Kapitänleutnant
20 Aug 1919		Out of naval service
20 Aug 1919		Korvettenkapitän (Charakter)

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
29 Oct 1918		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

20 May 1917

-

22 Mar 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Kurt Heeseler

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

3 Jun 1917	U 54		San Lorenzo (d.)	Tanker	9,607		br
7 Jun 1917	U 54		Jonathan Holt	Steamer	1,523		br
13 Jun 1917	U 54		Darius	Steamer	3,426		br
23 Jul 1917	U 54		Ashleigh	Steamer	6,985		br
23 Jul 1917	U 54		Huelva	Steamer	4,867		br
25 Jul 1917	U 54		Rustington	Steamer	3,071		br
26 Jul 1917	U 54		Somerset	Steamer	7,163		br
31 Jul 1917	U 54		Alcides	Sailing vessel	2,704		nw
16 Sep 1917	U 54		Arabis	Steamer	3,928		br
17 Sep 1917	U 54		Niemen	Steamer	1,888		fr
19 Sep 1917	U 54		Marthe Marguerite	Sailing vessel	588		fr
24 Sep 1917	U 54		Louis Bossert	Sailing vessel	605		nw
25 Sep 1917	U 54		Marceau	Sailing vessel	292		fr
					46,647
12 ships sunk (37,040 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,607 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links

Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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