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Paul Siegmann

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 2,868 GRT
3 warships sunk for a total of 3,585 tons

Born  24 May 1913 Hamburg

Ranks

1 Aug 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-612 5 Mar 1942 6 Aug 1942   No war patrols 
U-230 24 Oct 1942 11 Aug 1944   7 patrols (253 days) 
U-2507 8 Sep 1944 5 May 1945   No war patrols 

Patrol info for Paul Siegmann


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-230 4 Feb 1943  Kiel  9 Feb 1943  Bergen   6 days
2. U-230 11 Feb 1943  Bergen  31 Mar 1943  Brest  Patrol 1,49 days
3. U-230 24 Apr 1943  Brest  24 May 1943  Brest  Patrol 2,31 days
4. U-230 5 Jul 1943  Brest  8 Sep 1943  Brest  Patrol 3,66 days
5. U-230 22 Nov 1943  Brest  16 Dec 1943  Toulon  Patrol 4,25 days
6. U-230 19 Jan 1944  Toulon  24 Feb 1944  La Spezia  Patrol 5,37 days
7. U-230 6 Apr 1944  La Spezia  9 Apr 1944  Toulon   4 days
8. U-230 11 Apr 1944  Toulon  21 May 1944  La Spezia  Patrol 6,41 days
9. U-230 27 Jun 1944  La Spezia  30 Jun 1944  Toulon  Patrol 7,4 days
7 patrols, 253 days at sea

Ships hit by Paul Siegmann


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
7 Mar, 1943 U-230 Egyptian2,868  br  SC-121 
 
16 Feb, 1944 U-230 HMS LST-4181,625  br  Shingle 
20 Feb, 1944 U-230 HMS LST-3051,625  br  Shingle 
9 May, 1944 U-230 USS PC-558335  am  
 6,453

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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