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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Ranks

1 Apr 1931Offiziersanwärter
1 Jan 1933Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1935Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1935Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1937Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939Kapitänleutnant
1 Mar 1942Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

1940Minesweeper War Badge
1942Iron Cross 2nd Class
1 Feb 1942U-boat War Badge 1939

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
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

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
24 Feb 1942U-587 Anadara8,009brONS-67
6 Mar 1942U-587 Hans Egede900go
8 Mar 1942U-587 HMS Northern Princess (4.06)655br
9 Mar 1942U-587 Lily5,719grONS-68
23 Mar 1942U-587 Diala8,106brON-52
 23,389

5 ships sunk (23,389 tons).

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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.

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