WWI U-boat commanders

Hellmuth Jürst

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 4/99)

Successes
34 ships sunk with a total of 84,929 GRT
2 ships taken as prize with a total of 356 GRT

Born:	23 Jun 1881
Died:	13 May 1958

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Ranks

10 Apr 1899		Seekadett
10 Apr 1900		Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1902		Leutnant zur See
17 May 1904		Oberleutnant zur See
27 Mar 1909		Kapitänleutnant
17 Dec 1916		Korvettenkapitän
28 Aug 1919		Out of naval service

Decorations

prewar		Order of the Red Eagle
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)
30 Jun 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

U 43

30 Apr 1915

16 May 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Hellmuth Jürst

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

21 Mar 1916	U 43	Aranmore	Steamer	1,050	br
24 Mar 1916	U 43	Englishman	Steamer	5,257	br
26 Sep 1916	U 43	Dania	Steamer	862	nw
26 Sep 1916	U 43	Knut Hilde	Steamer	1,632	nw
28 Sep 1916	U 43	Rolf Jarl	Steamer	1,265	nw
29 Sep 1916	U 43	Knut Jarl	Steamer	1,070	nw
29 Sep 1916	U 43	Nesjar	Steamer	1,609	nw
30 Sep 1916	U 43	Fancy	Steamer	1,612	nw
3 Oct 1916	U 43	J. Y. Short	Steamer	2,193	br
3 Oct 1916	U 43	Tourgai	Steamer	4,281	ru
10 Oct 1916	U 43	Gardepee	Steamer	1,633	br
11 Oct 1916	U 43	Bistritza	Steamer	3,688	ro
17 Oct 1916	U 43	Edam	Steamer	2,381	nw

22 Jan 1917	U 43	Duc D’aumale	Sailing vessel	2,189	fr
23 Jan 1917	U 43	Jevington	Steamer	2,747	br
23 Jan 1917	U 43	Donstad	Steamer	699	nw
28 Jan 1917	U 43	Foz Do Douro	Steamer	1,677	pt
28 Jan 1917	U 43	Fulton	Steamer	1,034	nw
31 Jan 1917	U 43	Rigel	Steamer	2,671	nw
3 Feb 1917	U 43	Hollinside	Steamer	2,862	br
3 Feb 1917	U 43	Songelv	Sailing vessel	2,064	nw
3 Feb 1917	U 43	Wasdale	Sailing vessel	1,856	nw
4 Feb 1917	U 43	Turino	Steamer	4,241	br
9 Feb 1917	U 43	Famiglia	Steamer	2,942	it
16 Apr 1917	U 43	Anne	Sailing vessel	240	da
16 Apr 1917	U 43	Endymion	Sailing vessel	1,345	ru
16 Apr 1917	U 43	Towergate	Steamer	3,697	br
20 Apr 1917	U 43	August	Sailing vessel	1,596	ru
20 Apr 1917	U 43	San Hilario	Tanker	10,157	br
22 Apr 1917	U 43	Woodward Abrahams	Sailing vessel	744	am
24 Apr 1917	U 43	Cordelia	Sailing vessel	613	sw
25 Apr 1917	U 43	Abosso	Passenger steamer	7,782	br
26 Apr 1917	U 43	Ehrglis	Sailing vessel	238	ru
26 Apr 1917	U 43	Hektoria	Steamer	5,002	nw
3 May 1917	U 43	Emma (p.)	Trawler	183	nl
3 May 1917	U 43	Concordia (p.)	Trawler	173	nl
				85,285
36 ships sunk (85,285 tons). Legend (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.