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World War One

Most Successful U-boat Commanders

Below are the 20 most successful U-boat commanders of World War One.

CommanderSuccesses
1.Kptlt. Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière197 ships sunk or captured (469.018 tons)
3 ships damaged (21.536 tons)
2.Kptlt. Walter Forstmann151 ships sunk or captured (399.875 tons)
6 ships damaged (25.158 tons)
3.Kptlt. Max Valentiner148 ships sunk or captured (313.139 tons)
6 ships damaged (39.313 tons)
4.Kptlt. Otto Steinbrinck205 ships sunk or captured (251.319 tons)
8 ships damaged (59.210 tons)
5.Kptlt. Hans Rose81 ships sunk or captured (220.184 tons)
9 ships damaged (50.041 tons)
6.Kptlt. Walther Schwieger48 ships sunk or captured (183.305 tons)
4 ships damaged (3.488 tons)
7.Oblt. Wolfgang Steinbauer50 ships sunk or captured (181.532 tons)
9 ships damaged (58.997 tons)
8.Kptlt. Claus Rücker80 ships sunk or captured (174.815 tons)
3 ships damaged (9.951 tons)
9.Oblt. Reinhold Saltzwedel112 ships sunk or captured (172.042 tons)
7 ships damaged (16.021 tons)
10.Kptlt. Kurt Hartwig49 ships sunk or captured (165.120 tons)
5 ships damaged (24.131 tons)
11.Kptlt. Hans von Mellenthin58 ships sunk or captured (161.725 tons)
7 ships damaged (32.446 tons)
12.KrvKpt. Waldemar Kophamel55 ships sunk or captured (156.693 tons)
4 ships damaged (6.079 tons)
13.Kptlt. Otto Wünsche76 ships sunk or captured (151.445 tons)
5 ships damaged (24.527 tons)
14.Oblt. Leo Hillebrand60 ships sunk or captured (149.224 tons)
2 ships damaged (9.091 tons)
15.Oblt. Johannes Lohs77 ships sunk or captured (148.325 tons)
15 ships damaged (85.420 tons)
16.Kptlt. Robert Moraht46 ships sunk or captured (147.869 tons)
4 ships damaged (17.790 tons)
17.Kptlt. Otto Schultze57 ships sunk or captured (139.328 tons)
6 ships damaged (21.724 tons)
18.Oblt. Erwin Waßner89 ships sunk or captured (137.650 tons)
5 ships damaged (15.297 tons)
19.Kptlt. Ernst Hashagen55 ships sunk or captured (135.302 tons)
4 ships damaged (13.404 tons)
20.Kptlt. Rudolf Schneider45 ships sunk or captured (132.176 tons)
5 ships damaged (21.939 tons)


These 20 commanders sank 1.739 ships for a total of 3.990.086 tons.

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