Heinrich Schäfer
Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 8.582 GRT |
| Born | 30 Jan, 1907 | Wulsdorf, Bremerhaven |
| Died | 8 Jan, 1944 | Shonan, Tokyo, Japan |
No picture of
Heinrich Schäfer
available now.
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| 1 Jan, 1944 | Fregattenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-183 | 1 Apr, 1942 | - | 19 Nov, 1943 | 3 patrols (320 days) |
| UIT-23 | 6 Dec, 1943 | - | 7 Jan, 1944 | No war patrols |
Personal information
In many sources he is said to have died in Singapore but according to our information (telegram dated 16 Jan 1944 from Tokyo) he died at 0506hrs in the Japanese Marine Hospital in Shonan where he arrived on December 28 with paratyphus A. On January 7 he had an appendicitis and was operated on the same day. Cause of death is circulatory system weakness because of both diseases.
Shonan is a suburb of Tokyo.
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-183
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19 Sep, 1942 | Kiel | 23 Dec, 1942 | Lorient | Patrol | 96 days |
| 2. |
U-183
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30 Jan, 1943 | Lorient | 13 May, 1943 | Lorient | Patrol | 104 days |
| 3. |
U-183
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3 Jul, 1943 | Lorient | 30 Oct, 1943 | Penang | Patrol | 120 days |
| 4. |
U-183
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1 Nov, 1943 | Penang | 1 Nov, 1943 | Singapur | | 1 days |
Ships hit by Heinrich Schäfer
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.
