Hans Ey

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
1 ship damaged for a total of 2,215 GRT

Born  19 Jun 1916 Hannover


Ranks

5 Apr 1935Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1936Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1934Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jul 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
19 Feb 1941U-boat War Badge 1939
1941Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-433 24 May 1941 16 Nov 1941   2 patrols (41 days) 

Patrol info for Hans Ey


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-433 25 Aug 1941  Bergen  25 Sep 1941  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,32 days
2. U-433 4 Nov 1941  St. Nazaire  6 Nov 1941  St. Nazaire   3 days
3. U-433 8 Nov 1941  St. Nazaire  16 Nov 1941  Sunk  Patrol 2,9 days
2 patrols, 41 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans Ey

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
11 Sep 1941U-433 Bestum (d.)2,215nwSC-42
 2,215

1 ship damaged (2,215 tons).

Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.



Survivors

Bennett, G. H. and Bennett, R.


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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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