WWI U-boat commanders

Georg Gerth

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/07)

Successes
13 ships sunk with a total of 14,189 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 7,578 tons
2 ships damaged with a total of 3,476 GRT
1 warship damaged with a total of 570 tons
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 654 GRT

Born:	3 Mar 1888	Berlin
Died:	13 Sep 1970	Würzburg

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Ranks

3 Apr 1907		Seekadett
21 Apr 1908		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1910		Leutnant zur See
27 Sep 1913		Oberleutnant zur See
16 Jul 1917		Kapitänleutnant
31 Jan 1921		Out of naval service
1 Jan 1940		Korvettenkapitän
1 Nov 1944		Retired

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)

U-boat Commands

UB 12	26 Jun 1916	-	4 Nov 1916
UC 61	13 Dec 1916	-	26 Jul 1917

Notes

Prisoner of war July 26, 1917 to March 1, 1920. Georg Gerth’s brother Erich also was a U-boat commander during World War I.

Ships hit by Georg Gerth

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

6 Sep 1916	UB 12	Rilda	steamer	313	nw
7 Sep 1916	UB 12	Niobe (p.)	Steamer	654	nl
28 Sep 1916	UB 12	Marjorie	Fishing vessel (smack)	55	br

5 Mar 1917	UC 61	Copenhagen	Passenger steamer	2,570	br
30 Apr 1917	UC 61	Arfon	Navy Trawler	227	br
30 Apr 1917	UC 61	Gorizia	Steamer	1,957	ur
30 Apr 1917	UC 61	Little Mystery	Sailing vessel	114	br
3 May 1917	UC 61	Fils Du Progres	Fishing vessel	25	fr
3 May 1917	UC 61	Giovannina	Steamer	3,030	it
5 May 1917	UC 61	Le Gard (d.)	Steamer	1,658	fr
8 May 1917	UC 61	Nelly	Steamer	1,868	fr
10 May 1917	UC 61	Broomhill	Steamer	1,392	br
10 May 1917	UC 61	Minerva	Steamer	518	nw
27 Jun 1917	UC 61	Kleber	Armored cruiser	7,578	fr
28 Jun 1917	UC 61	Edith Fische (d.)	Steamer	1,818	nw
4 Jul 1917	UC 61	Ull	Steamer	543	nw
6 Jul 1917	UC 61	Indutiomare	Steamer	1,577	be
7 Jul 1917	UC 61	Ettrick (hms) (d.)	Destroyer	570	br
				26,467
15 ships sunk (22,421 tons) and 3 ships damaged (4,046 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.