The Men - U-boat Commanders

Eberhard Hoffmann

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)

Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 8,396 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 358 GRT
3 ships damaged, total tonnage 14,499 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged, total tonnage 7,252 GRT

Born	16 May 1907		Diedenhofen
Died	27 Sep 1942	(35)	Bay of Biscay

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Ranks

16 Nov 1925		Seekadett
1 Apr 1927		Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1929		Leutnant zur See
1 Jul 1931		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jul 1935		Kapitänleutnant
1 Nov 1939		Korvettenkapitän
1 Sep 1942		Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-165	3 Feb 1942	27 Sep 1942 (+)	1 patrol (52 days)

Patrol info for Eberhard Hoffmann

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-165	7 Aug 1942	Kiel	27 Sep 1942	Sunk	Patrol 1,	52 days

Ships hit by Eberhard Hoffmann

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
28 Aug 1942	U-165	Arlyn (d.)	3,304	am	SG-6
28 Aug 1942	U-165	USS Laramie (AO 16) (d.)	7,252	am	SG-6
6 Sep 1942	U-165	Aeas	4,729	gr	QS-33
7 Sep 1942	U-165	HMCS Raccoon	358	ca	QS-33
16 Sep 1942	U-165	Essex Lance (d.)	6,625	br	SQ-36
16 Sep 1942	U-165	Joannis	3,667	gr	SQ-36
16 Sep 1942	U-165	Pan York (d.)	4,570	am	SQ-36
			30,505
3 ships sunk (8,754 tons) and 4 ships damaged (21,751 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.