Harald Jürst
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 32)
Successes
13 ships sunk for a total of 20,758 GRT
2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 864 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 10,516 GRT |
| Born | 18 Mar 1913 | | Wilhelmshaven |
| Died | 28 Nov 1940 | (27) | North Atlantic |
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Harald Jürst
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| 1 Apr 1932 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jan 1934 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Sep 1935 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1936 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1937 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1940 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-59 | 4 Mar 1939 | 17 Jul 1940 | 8 patrols (113 days) |
| U-104 | 19 Aug 1940 | 28 Nov 1940 (+) | 1 patrol (17 days) |
Patrol info for Harald Jürst
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-59 |
29 Aug 1939 | Helgoland |
11 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
Patrol 1, | 14 days | |
| 2. |
U-59 |
22 Oct 1939 | Kiel |
9 Nov 1939 | Kiel |
Patrol 2, | 19 days | |
| 3. |
U-59 |
30 Nov 1939 | Kiel |
8 Dec 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 3, | 9 days | |
| 4. |
U-59 |
14 Dec 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
19 Dec 1939 | Kiel |
Patrol 4, | 6 days | |
| 5. |
U-59 |
14 Jan 1940 | Kiel |
22 Jan 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 5, | 9 days | |
| 6. |
U-59 |
29 Jan 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
8 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 6, | 11 days | |
| 7. |
U-59 |
14 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
20 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 7, | 7 days | |
| 8. |
U-59 |
31 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
7 May 1940 | Kiel |
Patrol 8, | 38 days | |
| 9. |
U-104 |
12 Nov 1940 | Kiel |
28 Nov 1940 | Sunk |
Patrol 9, | 17 days | |
| 9 patrols, 130 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Harald Jürst
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 28 Oct 1939 | U-59 | | Lynx II | 250 |  | br | |
| 28 Oct 1939 | U-59 | | St. Nidan | 565 | | br | |
| 30 Oct 1939 | U-59 |  | HMS Northern Rover (4.58) | 655 | | br | |
| 6 Dec 1939 | U-59 | | HMS Washington [Mine] | 209 | | br | |
| 12 Dec 1939 | U-59 | | Marwick Head [Mine] | 496 | | br | |
| 16 Dec 1939 | U-59 | | Glitrefjell | 1,568 |  | nw | |
| 16 Dec 1939 | U-59 | | Lister | 1,366 |  | sw | |
| 17 Dec 1939 | U-59 | | Bogø | 1,214 |  | da | |
| 17 Dec 1939 | U-59 | | Jaegersborg | 1,245 | | da | |
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| 19 Jan 1940 | U-59 | | Quiberon | 1,296 |  | fr | |
| 1 Feb 1940 | U-59 | | Ellen M. | 498 | | br | |
| 2 Feb 1940 | U-59 | | Creofield | 838 | | br | |
| 2 Feb 1940 | U-59 | | Portelet | 1,064 | | br | |
| 6 Apr 1940 | U-59 | | Navarra | 2,118 | | nw | |
| 27 Nov 1940 | U-104 | | Charles F. Meyer (d.) | 10,516 | | br | HX-87 |
| 27 Nov 1940 | U-104 | | Diplomat | 8,240 | | br | HX-88 |
| | 32,138 | |
15 ships sunk (21,622 tons) and 1 ship damaged (10,516 tons). Legend
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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.
