WWI U-boat commanders

Karlgeorg Schuster

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
35 ships sunk with a total of 75,721 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 283 GRT

Born:19 Aug 1886 Ülzen 
Died:16 Jun 1977 Kitzeberg bei Kiel 

Karlgeorg Schuster

Ranks

1 Apr 1905 Seekadett
7 Apr 1906 Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908 Leutnant zur See
29 Aug 1910 Oberleutnant zur See
16 Nov 1915 Kapitänleutnant
1 May 1924 Korvettenkapitän
1 Aug 1929 Fregattenkapitän
1 Oct 1931 Kapitän zur See
1 Apr 1938 Vizeadmiral

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
1 Dec 1917  Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
 Hanseatic Cross
 Ottoman Osminieh Order
 U-Boat War Badge

U-boat Commands

U 601 Nov 1916 - 31 Oct 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Karlgeorg Schuster

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
4 Feb 1917 U 60 GhazeeSteamer5,084br
5 Feb 1917 U 60 LuxTanker2,621br
5 Feb 1917 U 60 Warley PickeringSteamer4,196br
7 Feb 1917 U 60 StorskogSailing vessel2,191nw
14 Feb 1917 U 60 HopemoorSteamer3,740br
17 Feb 1917 U 60 DalbeattieSteamer1,327nw
17 Feb 1917 U 60 IoloSteamer3,840br
21 Feb 1917 U 60 TecwynAuxiliary motor132br
29 Mar 1917 U 60 OsSteamer637nw
4 Apr 1917 U 60 DomingoSteamer2,131it
6 Apr 1917 U 60 MarionSailing vessel1,587nw
7 Apr 1917 U 60 SalmoSteamer1,721br
16 Apr 1917 U 60 Queen MarySteamer5,658br
19 Apr 1917 U 60 Howth HeadSteamer4,440br
20 Apr 1917 U 60 Torr HeadSteamer5,911br
23 Apr 1917 U 60 SvanenSailing vessel1,807da
10 Jun 1917 U 60 Clan AlpineSteamer3,587br
17 Jun 1917 U 60 Nostra MadreSailing vessel649it
19 Jun 1917 U 60 BrookbySteamer3,679br
27 Jun 1917 U 60  ArmadaleSteamer6,153br
29 Jul 1917 U 60 Cesarevitch AlexeiSteamer2,387ru
30 Jul 1917 U 60 CanisSteamer526nw
9 Aug 1917 U 60 AgneSteamer1,010sw
9 Aug 1917 U 60 ExportSteamer2,712ru
22 Sep 1917 U 60 MascotteSailing vessel199fr
23 Sep 1917 U 60 GloireFishing vessel51fr
23 Sep 1917 U 60 Henry LippittSailing vessel895am
23 Sep 1917 U 60 Jeune MathildeFishing vessel58fr
25 Sep 1917 U 60 Edouard DetailleSailing vessel2,185fr
29 Sep 1917 U 60 Bon PremierSailing vessel1,352fr
29 Sep 1917 U 60 Eugenie FautrelSailing vessel2,212fr
29 Sep 1917 U 60 Percy B.Sailing vessel330br
1 Oct 1917 U 60 Saint PierreSailing vessel277fr
2 Oct 1917 U 60 Eugene Louise (d.)Sailing vessel283fr
3 Oct 1917 U 60 Saint AntoineSailing vessel217fr
3 Oct 1917 U 60 StellaSailing vessel219fr
 76,004
35 ships sunk (75,721 tons) and 1 ship damaged (283 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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