WWI U-boat commanders

Karlgeorg Schuster

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
35 ships sunk with a total of 75,721 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 283 GRT

Born:	19 Aug 1886	Ülzen
Died:	16 Jun 1977	Kitzeberg bei Kiel

Ranks

1 Apr 1905		Seekadett
7 Apr 1906		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908		Leutnant zur See
29 Aug 1910		Oberleutnant zur See
16 Nov 1915		Kapitänleutnant
1 May 1924		Korvettenkapitän
1 Aug 1929		Fregattenkapitän
1 Oct 1931		Kapitän zur See
1 Apr 1938		Vizeadmiral

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
1 Dec 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
		Hanseatic Cross
		Ottoman Osminieh Order
		U-Boat War Badge

U-boat Commands

U 60

1 Nov 1916

31 Oct 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Karlgeorg Schuster

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

4 Feb 1917	U 60	Ghazee	Steamer	5,084	br
5 Feb 1917	U 60	Lux	Tanker	2,621	br
5 Feb 1917	U 60	Warley Pickering	Steamer	4,196	br
7 Feb 1917	U 60	Storskog	Sailing vessel	2,191	nw
14 Feb 1917	U 60	Hopemoor	Steamer	3,740	br
17 Feb 1917	U 60	Dalbeattie	Steamer	1,327	nw
17 Feb 1917	U 60	Iolo	Steamer	3,840	br
21 Feb 1917	U 60	Tecwyn	Auxiliary motor	132	br
29 Mar 1917	U 60	Os	Steamer	637	nw
4 Apr 1917	U 60	Domingo	Steamer	2,131	it
6 Apr 1917	U 60	Marion	Sailing vessel	1,587	nw
7 Apr 1917	U 60	Salmo	Steamer	1,721	br
16 Apr 1917	U 60	Queen Mary	Steamer	5,658	br
19 Apr 1917	U 60	Howth Head	Steamer	4,440	br
20 Apr 1917	U 60	Torr Head	Steamer	5,911	br
23 Apr 1917	U 60	Svanen	Sailing vessel	1,807	da
10 Jun 1917	U 60	Clan Alpine	Steamer	3,587	br
17 Jun 1917	U 60	Nostra Madre	Sailing vessel	649	it
19 Jun 1917	U 60	Brookby	Steamer	3,679	br
27 Jun 1917	U 60	Armadale	Steamer	6,153	br
29 Jul 1917	U 60	Cesarevitch Alexei	Steamer	2,387	ru
30 Jul 1917	U 60	Canis	Steamer	526	nw
9 Aug 1917	U 60	Agne	Steamer	1,010	sw
9 Aug 1917	U 60	Export	Steamer	2,712	ru
22 Sep 1917	U 60	Mascotte	Sailing vessel	199	fr
23 Sep 1917	U 60	Gloire	Fishing vessel	51	fr
23 Sep 1917	U 60	Henry Lippitt	Sailing vessel	895	am
23 Sep 1917	U 60	Jeune Mathilde	Fishing vessel	58	fr
25 Sep 1917	U 60	Edouard Detaille	Sailing vessel	2,185	fr
29 Sep 1917	U 60	Bon Premier	Sailing vessel	1,352	fr
29 Sep 1917	U 60	Eugenie Fautrel	Sailing vessel	2,212	fr
29 Sep 1917	U 60	Percy B.	Sailing vessel	330	br
1 Oct 1917	U 60	Saint Pierre	Sailing vessel	277	fr
2 Oct 1917	U 60	Eugene Louise (d.)	Sailing vessel	283	fr
3 Oct 1917	U 60	Saint Antoine	Sailing vessel	217	fr
3 Oct 1917	U 60	Stella	Sailing vessel	219	fr
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35 ships sunk (75,721 tons) and 1 ship damaged (283 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.