Capital Warships sunk by U-boats
| Commander & U-boat | Name of capital ship | Tons | Type | |
| 1. | Freiherr Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen (U-331) | HMS Barham (04) | 31.100 | Battleship |
| 2. | Günther Prien (U-47) | HMS Royal Oak (08) | 29.150 | Battleship |
| 3. | Friedrich Guggenberger (U-81) | HMS Ark Royal (91) | 22.600 | Aircraft carrier |
| 4. | Helmut Rosenbaum (U-73) | HMS Eagle (94) | 22.600 | Aircraft carrier |
| 5. | Otto Schuhart (U-29) | HMS Courageous (50) | 22.500 | Aircraft carrier |
| 6. | Adolf Cornelius Piening (U-155) | HMS Avenger (D 14) | 13.785 | Escort carrier |
| 7. | Gerhard Bigalk (U-751) | HMS Audacity (D 10) | 11.000 | Escort carrier |
| 8. | Detlev Krankenhagen (U-549) | USS Block Island (CVE 21) | 9.393 | Escort carrier |
| 9. | Johann Jebsen (U-565) | HMS Naiad (93) | 5.450 | Light cruiser |
| 10. | Franz-Georg Reschke (U-205) | HMS Hermione (74) | 5.450 | Light cruiser |
| 11. | Horst-Arno Fenski (U-410) | HMS Penelope (97) | 5.270 | Light cruiser |
| 12. | Ottokar Arnold Paulssen (U-557) | HMS Galatea (71) | 5.220 | Light cruiser |
| 13. | Johann Mohr (U-124) | HMS Dunedin (D 93) | 4.850 | Light cruiser |
| 14. | Albrecht Brandi (U-617) | HMS Welshman (M 84) | 2.650 | Cruiser-minelayer |
14 warships larger than 2,500 tons sunk (191.018 total tons)