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Horst Hepp

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 23.048 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 7.176 GRT

Born  10 Oct, 1917Kempen
Died  9 Feb, 1944North Atlantic

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Ranks

1 Nov, 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-2727 Oct, 1942 - 12 Nov, 1942  No war patrols 
U-23820 Feb, 1943 - 9 Feb, 1944 (+)  3 patrols (80 days) 

Personal information

The five ships sunk in two separate attacks (on the 20th and 23rd) on convoy ON-202 in Sept 1943 was the best performance of any U-boat in the Atlantic for many months. Hepp proved to be a a highly successful commander under extremely difficult conditions on this first patrol.


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-238 12 Aug, 1943  Kiel 16 Aug, 1943  Bergen  5 days
2. U-238 24 Aug, 1943  Bergen 26 Aug, 1943  Trondheim  3 days
3. U-238 5 Sep, 1943  Trondheim 8 Oct, 1943  Brest Patrol,34 days
4. U-238 11 Nov, 1943  Brest 12 Dec, 1943  Brest Patrol,32 days
5. U-238 27 Jan, 1944  Brest 9 Feb, 1944  Sunk Patrol,14 days

3 patrols, 80 days at sea

Ships hit by Horst Hepp


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
20 Sep, 1943 U-238Frederick Douglass7.176 am ON-202 damaged
20 Sep, 1943 U-238Theodore Dwight Weld7.176 am ON-202 
23 Sep, 1943 U-238Fort Jemseg7.134 br ON-202 
23 Sep, 1943 U-238Oregon Express3.642 nw ON-202 
23 Sep, 1943 U-238Skjelbred5.096 nw ON-202 
 30.224

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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