<page_title> List of most successful U-boat commanders </page_title> <section_title> World War II </section_title> <table> <cell> 29 <col_header> # </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jürgen Oesten <col_header> Commander </col_header> </cell> <cell> 19 <col_header> Ships sunk </col_header> </cell> <cell> 101,744 tons <col_header> Tonnage </col_header> </cell> </table>
Jürgen Oesten sank nineteen ships for a total of 101,744 gross register tons (GRT) and became the 29th most successful U-boat commander of World War II.