WWI U-boat commanders

Ernst Steindorff

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/09)

Successes
29 ships sunk with a total of 40,297 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 995 tons
6 ships damaged with a total of 24,233 GRT

Born:	17 May 1891	Göttingen
Died:	26 May 1918	English Channel

Ranks

1 Apr 1909		Seekadett
12 Apr 1910		Fähnrich zur See
19 Sep 1912		Leutnant zur See
2 May 1915		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
20 Apr 1918		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

UB 12	20 Jan 1917	-	7 Aug 1917
UC 71	14 Sep 1917	-	28 Jan 1918
UB 74	31 Jan 1918	-	26 May 1918 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Ernst Steindorff

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

13 Mar 1917	UB 12	Elisabeth	Navy trawler	302	fr
18 Mar 1917	UB 12	Duchess Of Montrose	Auxiliary minesweeper	322	br
23 Mar 1917	UB 12	Laforey (hms)	Destroyer	995	br
20 Apr 1917	UB 12	Nepaulin	Auxiliary minesweeper	314	br
26 Apr 1917	UB 12	Alhama	Steamer	1,744	br
10 Jun 1917	UB 12	Dulwich	Steamer	1,460	br
10 Jul 1917	UB 12	Jupiter I	Navy trawler	263	fr
22 Sep 1917	UC 71	Matti (d.)	Steamer	2,139	nw
22 Sep 1917	UC 71	Trongate	Steamer	2,553	br
23 Sep 1917	UC 71	Hornsund	Steamer	3,646	br
24 Sep 1917	UC 71	Leka	Steamer	1,845	nw
31 Oct 1917	UC 71	Estrellano	Steamer	1,161	br
5 Nov 1917	UC 71	Alcedo	Navy Yacht	983	am
6 Dec 1917	UC 71	Apley	Navy Trawler	222	br
6 Dec 1917	UC 71	Wyndhurst	Steamer	570	br
6 Dec 1917	UC 71	Braeside	Steamer	569	br
24 Dec 1917	UC 71	Luciston	Steamer	2,877	br
25 Dec 1917	UC 71	Espagne	Steamer	1,463	be
25 Dec 1917	UC 71	Hyacinthus (d.)	Steamer	5,756	br
27 Dec 1917	UC 71	P. L. M. 4	Steamer	2,640	fr
28 Dec 1917	UC 71	Fallodon	Steamer	3,012	br
28 Dec 1917	UC 71	Piscatorial Ii	Navy drifter	93	br
29 Dec 1917	UC 71	Sapper	Navy trawler	276	br

18 Jan 1918	UC 71	Gambri	Navy Trawler	274	br
20 Jan 1918	UC 71	Harmonides (d.)	Steamer	3,521	br
23 Jan 1918	UC 71	Aalesund	Steamer	414	nw
26 Feb 1918	UB 74	Greavesash	Steamer	1,263	br
26 Feb 1918	UB 74	Romny	Steamer	1,024	br
7 Apr 1918	UB 74	Rye	Steamer	986	br
10 Apr 1918	UB 74	Paul Paix (d.)	Tanker	4,196	br
12 Apr 1918	UB 74	Luisa	Steamer	3,603	sp
14 Apr 1918	UB 74	Maroc	Steamer	2,808	fr
15 Apr 1918	UB 74	Tanfield (d.)	Steamer	4,538	br
18 May 1918	UB 74	John G. Mccullough	Steamer	1,985	am
23 May 1918	UB 74	Skaraas	Steamer	1,625	br
25 May 1918	UB 74	Anne (d.)	Steamer	4,083	br
				65,525
30 ships sunk (41,292 tons) and 6 ships damaged (24,233 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.