Werner Schwaff
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,234 GRT |
| Born | 3 Mar 1915 | | Peking, China |
| Died | 31 May 1943 | (28) | Cape Ortegal |
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Fähnrich Werner Schwaff
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1943 | Kapitänleutnant (posthumous) |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-2 | 16 May 1942 | 19 Nov 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-333 | 22 Nov 1942 | 17 May 1943 | 2 patrols (91 days) |
| U-440 | 20 May 1943 | 31 May 1943 (+) | 1 patrol (6 days) |
Patrol info for Werner Schwaff
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-333 |
20 Dec 1942 | La Pallice |
5 Feb 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 48 days | |
| 2. |
U-333 |
2 Mar 1943 | La Pallice |
13 Apr 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 2, | 43 days | |
| 3. |
U-440 |
26 May 1943 | St. Nazaire |
31 May 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 6 days | |
| 3 patrols, 97 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Werner Schwaff
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 19 Mar 1943 | U-333 |  | Carras | 5,234 |  | gr | SC-122 |
| | 5,234 | |
1 ship sunk (5,234 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel. |
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.
