Hans-Joachim Hesse

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 25,417 GRT

Born  18 Jan 1906 Norden,Ostfriesland
Died  12 Feb 1943(37)west of Cape St Vincent, Portugal

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Hans-Joachim Hesse
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Ranks

1 Feb 1940Korvettenkapitän
1 Feb 1943Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-654 5 Jul 1941 24 Nov 1941   No war patrols 
U-442 21 Mar 1942 12 Feb 1943  (+)  2 patrols (116 days) 

Patrol info for Hans-Joachim Hesse


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-654 16 Nov 1941  Kiel  19 Nov 1941  Stavanger   4 days
2. U-442 17 Sep 1942  Kiel  16 Nov 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,61 days
3. U-442 20 Dec 1942  St. Nazaire  12 Feb 1943  Sunk  Patrol 2,55 days
2 patrols, 116 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans-Joachim Hesse

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
25 Sep 1942U-442 Empire Bell1,744brUR-42
4 Nov 1942U-442 Hatimura6,690brSC-107
 
9 Jan 1943U-442 Empire Lytton9,807brTM-1
27 Jan 1943U-442 Julia Ward Howe7,176amUGS-4
 25,417

4 ships sunk (25,417 tons).

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