WWI U-boat commanders

Claus Rücker

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/01)

Successes
80 ships sunk with a total of 174,655 GRT
3 ships damaged with a total of 9,951 GRT

Born:	10 Oct 1883	Hamburg
Died:	13 Jan 1974	Wentorf near Hamburg

ca 1920

Ranks

10 Apr 1901		Seekadett
22 Apr 1902		Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1904		Leutnant zur See
27 Apr 1907		Oberleutnant zur See
8 Feb 1913		Kapitänleutnant
8 Mar 1920		Korvettenkapitän
31 May 1922		Out of naval service

Decorations

28 Sep 1906		Albert Order (Saxony)
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Hanseatic Cross
11 Sep 1916		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
		Order of the Iron Crown
		Iron Half Moon

U-boat Commands

U 34	5 Oct 1914	-	11 Dec 1916
U 103	26 Aug 1917	-	12 May 1918

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Claus Rücker

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

18 Mar 1915	U 34	Blue Jacket (d.)	Steamer	3,515	br
18 Mar 1915	U 34	Glenartney	Steamer	5,201	br
21 Mar 1915	U 34	Cairntorr	Steamer	3,588	br
22 Mar 1915	U 34	Concord	Steamer	2,861	br
1 Jun 1915	U 34	Victoria	Fishing vessel	155	br
2 Jun 1915	U 34	Delta B	Trawler	220	be
2 Jun 1915	U 34	Hirose	Trawler	274	br
3 Jun 1915	U 34	Penfeld	Steamer	793	fr
4 Jun 1915	U 34	Inkum	Steamer	4,747	br
7 Jun 1915	U 34	Superb	Sailing vessel	1,515	nw
4 Sep 1915	U 34	Natal Transport	Steamer	4,107	br
8 Sep 1915	U 34	Indien	Steamer	800	fr
10 Nov 1915	U 34	Bosnia	Steamer	2,561	it
14 Nov 1915	U 34	Treneglos	Steamer	3,886	br
15 Nov 1915	U 34	Orange Prince	Steamer	3,583	br
19 Nov 1915	U 34	Hallamshire	Steamer	4,420	br
24 Dec 1915	U 34	Ville De La Ciotat	Passenger steamer	6,431	fr
24 Dec 1915	U 34	Yeddo	Steamer	4,563	br
29 Dec 1915	U 34	Kenkoku Maru	Steamer	3,217	jp
30 Dec 1915	U 34	Abelia	Motor vessel	3,650	br

1 Jan 1916	U 34	Glengyle	Steamer	9,395	br
4 Jan 1916	U 34	Coquet	Steamer	4,396	br
3 Apr 1916	U 34	Ellaston	Steamer	3,796	br
3 Apr 1916	U 34	Sneaton	Steamer	3,470	br
5 Apr 1916	U 34	Chantala	Steamer	4,951	br
6 Apr 1916	U 34	Yonne	Steamer	4,039	br
8 Apr 1916	U 34	Zafra	Steamer	3,578	br
11 Apr 1916	U 34	Angus	Steamer	3,619	br
11 Apr 1916	U 34	Imperator (d.)	Sailing vessel	394	ru
12 Apr 1916	U 34	Orlock Head	Steamer	1,945	br
12 Apr 1916	U 34	Vega	Steamer	2,957	fr
15 May 1916	U 34	Mira	Steamer	3,050	fr
16 May 1916	U 34	San Andrea	Sailing vessel	225	it
18 May 1916	U 34	Adamantios Korais	Steamer	2,947	gr
20 May 1916	U 34	Erminia	Sailing vessel	1,544	it
20 May 1916	U 34	Fabbricotti F.	Sailing vessel	150	it
20 May 1916	U 34	Languedoc	Steamer	1,612	fr
21 May 1916	U 34	Myosotis	Sailing vessel	356	fr
21 May 1916	U 34	Tjømø	Steamer	1,453	nw
22 May 1916	U 34	Australia	Sailing vessel	1,586	it
22 May 1916	U 34	Genista	Sailing vessel	1,856	it
22 May 1916	U 34	Istros	Steamer	1,891	gr
22 May 1916	U 34	Orealla	Sailing vessel	1,876	it
22 May 1916	U 34	Roberto G	Sailing vessel	587	it
23 May 1916	U 34	Cornigliano	Steamer	2,862	it
23 May 1916	U 34	Regina	Sailing vessel	593	ru
30 May 1916	U 34	Julia Park	Steamer	2,900	br
21 Aug 1916	U 34	Maria	Sailing vessel	242	it
22 Aug 1916	U 34	SAN PIETRO	Fishing vessel	53	it
24 Aug 1916	U 34	Alix	Sailing vessel	141	it
24 Aug 1916	U 34	Angelina	Sailing vessel	153	it
25 Aug 1916	U 34	Socoa	Steamer	2,772	fr
27 Aug 1916	U 34	Torridon	Sailing vessel	1,526	it
28 Aug 1916	U 34	Gorgona	Sailing vessel	861	it
29 Aug 1916	U 34	Fede	Sailing vessel	1,273	it
31 Aug 1916	U 34	Santa Maria	Sailing vessel	947	it
31 Aug 1916	U 34	Nostra Signora Assunta	Sailing vessel	1,256	it
31 Aug 1916	U 34	Quinto	Sailing vessel	836	it
1 Sep 1916	U 34	Baron Yarborough	Steamer	1,784	br
1 Sep 1916	U 34	Giuseppe	Sailing vessel	180	it
4 Sep 1916	U 34	Pasquale Lauro	Sailing vessel	1,188	it
4 Sep 1916	U 34	Silverstream	Sailing vessel	1,224	it
7 Sep 1916	U 34	Luigia	Sailing vessel	917	it
8 Sep 1916	U 34	Elizabeth Iv	Steamer	7,395	nw
10 Sep 1916	U 34	Elli	Sailing vessel	631	gr
10 Sep 1916	U 34	Spiridon	Sailing vessel	562	gr
12 Sep 1916	U 34	Panaghia Akathistou	Sailing vessel	421	gr
26 Oct 1916	U 34	Valborg	Sailing vessel	207	da
28 Oct 1916	U 34	Germaine	Steamer	2,573	gr
29 Oct 1916	U 34	Marie Therese	Auxiliary motor	219	fr
2 Nov 1916	U 34	Giovanni Anteri Beretta	Sailing vessel	332	it
4 Nov 1916	U 34	Mogador	Steamer	1,364	fr
8 Nov 1916	U 34	Luigi Pastro	Steamer	3,228	it
8 Nov 1916	U 34	Sheldrake	Steamer	2,697	br

12 Sep 1917	U 103	St. Margaret	Passenger steamer	943	br
12 Nov 1917	U 103	Depute Pierre Goujon	Steamer	4,121	fr
16 Nov 1917	U 103	Garron Head	Steamer	1,933	br

26 Jan 1918	U 103	Cork	Steamer	1,232	br
29 Jan 1918	U 103	Glenfruin	Steamer	3,097	br
17 Mar 1918	U 103	Cressida	Steamer	150	br
17 Mar 1918	U 103	Sea Gull	Steamer	976	br
18 Mar 1918	U 103	Grainton (d.)	Steamer	6,042	br
20 Mar 1918	U 103	Kassanga	Steamer	3,015	br
				184,606
80 ships sunk (174,655 tons) and 3 ships damaged (9,951 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.