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Hans-Joachim Hesse

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 25.417 GRT

Born  18 Jan, 1906Norden,Ostfriesland
Died  12 Feb, 1943west 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-6545 Jul, 1941 - 24 Nov, 1941  No war patrols 
U-44221 Mar, 1942 - 12 Feb, 1943 (+)  2 patrols (116 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture 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,61 days
3. U-442 20 Dec, 1942  St. Nazaire 12 Feb, 1943  Sunk Patrol,55 days

2 patrols, 116 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans-Joachim Hesse


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
25 Sep, 1942 U-442Empire Bell1.744 br UR-42 
4 Nov, 1942 U-442Hatimura6.690 br SC-107 
 
9 Jan, 1943 U-442Empire Lytton9.807 br TM-1 
27 Jan, 1943 U-442Julia Ward Howe7.176 am UGS-4 
 25.417

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.

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