Klaus Hänert
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 11,017 GRT |
| Born | 1 Feb 1918 | | Hirschberg, Silesia |
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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 Feb 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-550 | 28 Jul 1943 | 16 Apr 1944 | 1 patrol (71 days) |
Patrol info for Klaus Hänert
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-550 |
6 Feb 1944 | Kiel |
16 Apr 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 71 days | |
Ships hit by Klaus Hänert
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 16 Apr 1944 | U-550 |  | Pan Pennsylvania | 11,017 |  | am | CU-21 |
| | 11,017 | |
1 ship sunk (11,017 tons). Legend
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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.
