Johannes Habekost
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes
8 ships sunk for a total of 17.962 GRT
2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 160 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 33.950 tons |
| Born | 3 Feb, 1907 | Berlin-Spandau |
| Died | 11 Mar, 1940 | off Wilhelmshaven |
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Johannes Habekost
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| 1 Aug, 1938 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-31 | 8 Nov, 1938 | - | 11 Mar, 1940 (+) | 5 patrols (86 days) |
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-31
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27 Aug, 1939 | Memel | 2 Sep, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol | 7 days |
| 2. |
U-31
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9 Sep, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 2 Oct, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol | 24 days |
| 3. |
U-31
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21 Oct, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 31 Oct, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol | 11 days |
| 4. |
U-31
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19 Nov, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 11 Dec, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol | 23 days |
| 5. |
U-31
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15 Jan, 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 4 Feb, 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol | 21 days |
Ships hit by Johannes Habekost
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 16 Sep, 1939 | U-31 | Aviemore | 4.060 |  | br | OB-4 | |
| 24 Sep, 1939 | U-31 | Hazelside | 4.646 | | br | | |
| 1 Dec, 1939 | U-31 | Arcturus | 1.277 |  | nw | | |
| 3 Dec, 1939 | U-31 | Ove Toft | 2.135 |  | da | | |
| 4 Dec, 1939 | U-31 | Gimle | 1.271 | | nw | | |
| 4 Dec, 1939 | U-31 | HMS Nelson (28) [Mine] | 33.950 | | br | | damaged |
| 4 Dec, 1939 | U-31 | Primula | 1.024 | | nw | | |
| 6 Dec, 1939 | U-31 | Agu | 1.575 |  | es | | |
| 6 Dec, 1939 | U-31 | Vinga | 1.974 |  | sw | | |
| 23 Dec, 1939 | U-31 | HMS Glen Albyn [Mine] | 82 | | br | | |
| 23 Dec, 1939 | U-31 | HMS Promotive [Mine] | 78 | | br | | |
| | 52.072 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine. |
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.
