WWI U-boat commanders

Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 4/98)

Successes
20 ships sunk with a total of 50,635 GRT
4 ships damaged with a total of 9,195 GRT

Born:16 Aug 1881  
Died:23 Jan 1953  

Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff

Ranks

12 Apr 1898 Kadett
18 Apr 1899 Fähnrich zur See
13 Sep 1901 Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1904 Oberleutnant zur See
30 Mar 1908 Kapitänleutnant
17 Oct 1915 Korvettenkapitän
24 Nov 1919 Out of naval service

Decorations

prewar  Order of the Red Eagle
 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
26 Jul 1918  Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

U 15127 Dec 1917 - 11 Nov 1918

Notes

The rank of Kadett was renamed to Seekadett in about 1899.

Ships hit by Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
24 May 1918 U 151 Edna (d.)Sailing vessel325am
25 May 1918 U 151 Hattie DunnSailing vessel435am
25 May 1918 U 151 Hauppauge (d.)Sailing vessel1,446am
2 Jun 1918 U 151  CarolinaPassenger steamer5,093am
2 Jun 1918 U 151 Edward H. ColeSailing vessel1,791am
2 Jun 1918 U 151 Edward R. Baird Jr (d.)Sailing vessel279am
2 Jun 1918 U 151  Isabel B. WileySailing vessel776am
2 Jun 1918 U 151 Jacob M. HaskellSailing vessel1,778am
2 Jun 1918 U 151 TexelSteamer3,210am
2 Jun 1918 U 151 WinneconneSteamer1,869am
3 Jun 1918 U 151 Samuel C. MengelSailing vessel915am
3 Jun 1918 U 151  Herbert L. Pratt (d.)Tanker7,145am
4 Jun 1918 U 151 EidsvoldSteamer1,570nw
5 Jun 1918 U 151 HarpathianSteamer4,588br
5 Jun 1918 U 151 VinlandSteamer1,143nw
8 Jun 1918 U 151 Pinar Del RioSteamer2,504am
10 Jun 1918 U 151 Henrik LundSteamer4,226nw
10 Jun 1918 U 151 VindeggenSteamer3,179nw
14 Jun 1918 U 151  KringsjaaSailing vessel1,750nw
14 Jun 1918 U 151 SamoaSailing vessel1,138nw
18 Jun 1918 U 151  DwinskPassenger steamer8,173br
22 Jun 1918 U 151 ChilierSteamer2,966be
23 Jun 1918 U 151 AugvaldSteamer3,406nw
28 Jun 1918 U 151 DictatorSailing vessel125br
 59,830
20 ships sunk (50,635 tons) and 4 ships damaged (9,195 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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