WWI U-boat commanders

Kurt Tebbenjohanns

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
27 ships sunk with a total of 25,475 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 550 tons
1 warship damaged with a total of 810 tons
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 229 GRT

Born:	20 Nov 1885
Died:

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Ranks

1 Apr 1905		Seekadett
7 Apr 1906		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908		Leutnant zur See
5 Sep 1911		Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916		Kapitänleutnant
22 Nov 1919		Out of naval service

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

UC 44

4 Nov 1916

4 Aug 1917

Notes

PoW 5.8.1917

Ships hit by Kurt Tebbenjohanns

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

11 Feb 1917	UC 44	Ashwold	Fishing vessel	129	br
12 Feb 1917	UC 44	Adolf	Steamer	835	sw
12 Feb 1917	UC 44	Dale	Fishing vessel	198	br
13 Feb 1917	UC 44	King Alfred	Fishing vessel	159	br
14 Feb 1917	UC 44	Belvoir Castle	Trawler	221	br
14 Feb 1917	UC 44	Mary Bell	Trawler	144	br
5 Mar 1917	UC 44	Guadiana	Sailing vessel	326	pt
7 Mar 1917	UC 44	Adalands	steamer	1,577	nw
7 Mar 1917	UC 44	Westwick	Steamer	5,694	br
12 Mar 1917	UC 44	Lucy Anderson	Steamer	1,073	br
12 Mar 1917	UC 44	Marna	Steamer	914	nw
13 Mar 1917	UC 44	Navenby	Trawler	167	br
13 Mar 1917	UC 44	Nuttallia (p.)	Trawler	229	br
13 Apr 1917	UC 44	Bandon	Steamer	1,456	br
15 Apr 1917	UC 44	Dalmatian	Trawler	186	br
15 Apr 1917	UC 44	Heikina	Sailing vessel	157	nl
15 Apr 1917	UC 44	Sutterton	Trawler	160	br
19 Apr 1917	UC 44	Poltava	Steamer	945	br
20 Apr 1917	UC 44	Erith	Trawler	168	br
20 Apr 1917	UC 44	Grecian	Fishing vessel	119	br
21 Apr 1917	UC 44	Peik	Steamer	701	nw
22 Apr 1917	UC 44	Nightingale	Fishing vessel	91	br
23 Apr 1917	UC 44	Auriac	steamer	871	br
23 Apr 1917	UC 44	Baron Stjernblad	Steamer	991	da
23 Apr 1917	UC 44	Scot	Steamer	1,564	da
28 May 1917	UC 44	Turid	Steamer	1,148	nw
30 Jun 1917	UC 44	Asalia	Sailing vessel	2,348	nw
30 Jun 1917	UC 44	Phoebus	Steamer	3,133	it
6 Jul 1917	UC 44	Itchen	Destroyer	550	br
7 Aug 1917	UC 44	Haldon (d.)	Minesweeper	810	br
				27,064
29 ships sunk (26,254 tons) and 1 ship damaged (810 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.