Heinrich Kukat

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/10)

Successes
8 ships sunk with a total of 21,743 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 16,350 tons
5 ships damaged with a total of 19,325 GRT

Born:	2 Mar 1891
Died:	3 Apr 1920	Ruhr revolution

Ranks

1 Apr 1910		Seekadett
15 Apr 1911		Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1913		Leutnant zur See
22 Mar 1916		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
16 Sep 1918		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

UC 20	1 Apr 1918	-	18 Jun 1918
UB 50	1 Jul 1918	-	29 Nov 1918

Notes

Hans Kukat (b. 1888) and Heinrich Kukat (b. 1891) were brothers who were both U-boat Commanders during World War One. Their parents were Ludwig and Käthe Kukat born Szimmat. They apparently lived in East Prussia.

Ships hit by Heinrich Kukat

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

13 Apr 1918	UC 20	Giove (d.)	Tanker	5,037	it
28 Apr 1918	UC 20	Verdun	Steamer	2,769	fr
4 May 1918	UC 20	Mergellina (d.)	Passenger steamer	354	it
4 Jun 1918	UC 20	Strombus (d.)	Tanker	6,163	br
12 Jun 1918	UC 20	Poincare	sailing vessel	35	tu
13 Jul 1918	UB 50	Imber (d.)	Steamer	2,514	br
16 Jul 1918	UB 50	War Swallow	Steamer	5,216	br
19 Jul 1918	UB 50	Adria 1	Steamer	1,809	it
21 Jul 1918	UB 50	Upada (d.)	Steamer	5,257	br
23 Jul 1918	UB 50	Messidor	Steamer	3,883	br
24 Jul 1918	UB 50	Rutherglen	Steamer	4,214	br
25 Jul 1918	UB 50	Magellan	Steamer	3,642	br
27 Jul 1918	UB 50	Antonio S.	Sailing vessel	175	it
9 Nov 1918	UB 50	Britannia	Battleship	16,350	br
				57,418
9 ships sunk (38,093 tons) and 5 ships damaged (19,325 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.