Ulrich Borcherdt
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 31)
Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 22,734 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 655 GRT |
| Born | 13 Sep 1909 | | Görlitz |
| Died | 27 Mar 1942 | (32) | North Atlantic |
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| 1 Apr 1931 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jan 1933 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1935 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1935 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1937 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Mar 1942 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-8 | 26 Apr 1941 | 22 May 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-587 | 11 Sep 1941 | 27 Mar 1942 (+) | 2 patrols (68 days) |
Patrol info for Ulrich Borcherdt
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-587 |
8 Jan 1942 | Kiel |
31 Jan 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 24 days | |
| 2. |
U-587 |
12 Feb 1942 | St. Nazaire |
27 Mar 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 44 days | |
| 2 patrols, 68 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Ulrich Borcherdt
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.