WWI U-boat commanders

Hubert Aust

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
12 ships sunk with a total of 16,854 GRT

Born:	4 Mar 1886
Died:	11 Apr 1966

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Ranks

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

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

UC 45

18 Nov 1916

27 Jul 1917

Notes

From Sept 1917 he became Administration Officer at the Naval Base of Cattaro until the end of the war (Ehrenrangliste der Kaiserliche Deutschen Marine).

Ships hit by Hubert Aust

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

19 Mar 1917	UC 45	Pollux	Steamer	1,196	nw
22 Mar 1917	UC 45	Egenaes	Steamer	399	nw
22 Mar 1917	UC 45	Susanna	Steamer	442	nw
23 Mar 1917	UC 45	Blomwaag	Steamer	695	nw
17 Apr 1917	UC 45	Bretagne	Steamer	1,110	da
17 Apr 1917	UC 45	Charles Goodanew	Steamer	791	br
18 Apr 1917	UC 45	Louisiana	Steamer	3,015	da
26 May 1917	UC 45	Saint Hubert	Sailing vessel	423	fr
28 May 1917	UC 45	Teie	Sailing vessel	1,974	nw
4 Jun 1917	UC 45	Phemius	Steamer	6,699	br
7 Jun 1917	UC 45	Golden Hope	Drifter	67	br
13 Jul 1917	UC 45	Afram	Sailing vessel	43	is
				16,854
12 ships sunk (16,854 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.