| | Commander | Boat | Date | Capital ship | Tons | Type |
|---|
| 1. | Hans-Diedrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen | U-331 | 25 Nov 1941 | HMS Barham (04) | 31,100 | Battleship |
| 2. | Günther Prien | U-47 | 14 Oct 1939 | HMS Royal Oak (08) | 29,150 | Battleship |
| 3. | Friedrich Guggenberger | U-81 | 13 Nov 1941 | HMS Ark Royal (91) | 22,600 | Aircraft carrier |
| 4. | Helmut Rosenbaum | U-73 | 11 Aug 1942 | HMS Eagle (94) | 22,600 | Aircraft carrier |
| 5. | Otto Schuhart | U-29 | 17 Sep 1939 | HMS Courageous (50) | 22,500 | Aircraft carrier |
| 6. | Adolf Cornelius Piening | U-155 | 15 Nov 1942 | HMS Avenger (D 14) | 13,785 | Escort carrier |
| 7. | Gerhard Bigalk | U-751 | 21 Dec 1941 | HMS Audacity (D 10) | 11,000 | Escort carrier |
| 8. | Detlev Krankenhagen | U-549 | 29 May 1944 | USS Block Island (CVE 21) | 9,393 | Escort carrier |
| 9. | Johann Jebsen | U-565 | 11 Mar 1942 | HMS Naiad (93) | 5,450 | Light cruiser |
| 10. | Franz-Georg Reschke | U-205 | 16 Jun 1942 | HMS Hermione (74) | 5,450 | Light cruiser |
| 11. | Horst-Arno Fenski | U-410 | 18 Feb 1944 | HMS Penelope (97) | 5,270 | Light cruiser |
| 12. | Ottokar Arnold Paulssen | U-557 | 15 Dec 1941 | HMS Galatea (71) | 5,220 | Light cruiser |
| 13. | Johann Mohr | U-124 | 24 Nov 1941 | HMS Dunedin (D 93) | 4,850 | Light cruiser |
| 14. | Albrecht Brandi | U-617 | 1 Feb 1943 | HMS Welshman (M 84) | 2,650 | Cruiser-minelayer |
14 warships larger than 2,500 tons sunk (191,018 total tons).
