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Klaus Ewerth

Kapitän zur See (Crew 25)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 21.699 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 530 tons

Born  28 Mar, 1907Angerburg, East Prussia
Died  20 Dec, 1943Central Atlantic

Ranks

1 Sep, 1943Fregattenkapitän
1 Dec, 1943Kapitän zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-129 Jun, 1935 - 30 Sep, 1936  No war patrols 
U-353 Nov, 1936 - 5 Dec, 1936  No war patrols 
U-3616 Dec, 1936 - 31 Oct, 1938  No war patrols 
U-26Aug, 1939 - 3 Jan, 1940  2 patrols (74 days) 
U-85017 Apr, 1943 - 20 Dec, 1943 (+)  1 patrol (33 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-26 29 Aug, 1939  Wilhelmshaven26 Sep, 1939  WilhelmshavenPatrol29 days
2. U-26 22 Oct, 1939  Wilhelmshaven5 Dec, 1939  WilhelmshavenPatrol45 days
3. U-850 18 Nov, 1943  Kiel20 Dec, 1943  Patrol33 days

Ships hit by Klaus Ewerth


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
15 Sep, 1939 U-26Alex van Opstal [Mine]5.965 be 
20 Sep, 1939 U-26HMS Kittiwake (L 30) [Mine]530 br damaged
7 Oct, 1939 U-26Binnendijk [Mine]6.873 nl 
13 Nov, 1939 U-26Loire4.285 fr 
22 Nov, 1939 U-26Elena R. [Mine]4.576 gr 
 22.229

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine.


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