Georg Gerth
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/07)
Successes 13 ships sunk with a total of 14,189 GRT 1 warship sunk with a total of 7,578 tons 2 ships damaged with a total of 3,476 GRT 1 warship damaged with a total of 570 tons 1 ship taken as prize with a total of 654 GRT |
Born: | 3 Mar 1888 | Berlin |
Died: | 13 Sep 1970 | Würzburg |
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Prisoner of war July 26, 1917 to March 1, 1920. Georg Gerth’s brother Erich also was a U-boat commander during World War I.Ships hit by Georg Gerth
Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. | ||
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6 Sep 1916 | UB 12 | Rilda | steamer | 313 | nw | ||
7 Sep 1916 | UB 12 | Niobe (p.) | Steamer | 654 | nl | ||
28 Sep 1916 | UB 12 | Marjorie | Fishing vessel (smack) | 55 | br | ||
5 Mar 1917 | UC 61 | Copenhagen | Passenger steamer | 2,570 | br | ||
30 Apr 1917 | UC 61 | Arfon | Navy Trawler | 227 | br | ||
30 Apr 1917 | UC 61 | Gorizia | Steamer | 1,957 | ur | ||
30 Apr 1917 | UC 61 | Little Mystery | Sailing vessel | 114 | br | ||
3 May 1917 | UC 61 | Fils Du Progres | Fishing vessel | 25 | fr | ||
3 May 1917 | UC 61 | Giovannina | Steamer | 3,030 | it | ||
5 May 1917 | UC 61 | Le Gard (d.) | Steamer | 1,658 | fr | ||
8 May 1917 | UC 61 | Nelly | Steamer | 1,868 | fr | ||
10 May 1917 | UC 61 | Broomhill | Steamer | 1,392 | br | ||
10 May 1917 | UC 61 | Minerva | Steamer | 518 | nw | ||
27 Jun 1917 | UC 61 | Kleber | Armored cruiser | 7,578 | fr | ||
28 Jun 1917 | UC 61 | Edith Fische (d.) | Steamer | 1,818 | nw | ||
4 Jul 1917 | UC 61 | Ull | Steamer | 543 | nw | ||
6 Jul 1917 | UC 61 | Indutiomare | Steamer | 1,577 | be | ||
7 Jul 1917 | UC 61 | Ettrick (hms) (d.) | Destroyer | 570 | br | ||
26,467 | |||||||
15 ships sunk (22,421 tons) and 3 ships damaged (4,046 tons).
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