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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

1 Nov 1939Korvettenkapitän
1 Sep 1942Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
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 Nat. Convoy
28 Aug 1942U-165 Arlyn (d.)3,304amSG-6
28 Aug 1942U-165 USS Laramie (AO 16) (d.)7,252amSG-6
6 Sep 1942U-165 Aeas4,729grQS-33
7 Sep 1942U-165 HMCS Raccoon358caQS-33
16 Sep 1942U-165 Essex Lance (d.)6,625brSQ-36
16 Sep 1942U-165 Joannis3,667grSQ-36
16 Sep 1942U-165 Pan York (d.)4,570amSQ-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.


Books dealing with this subject include

Trial of Heinz Eck, August Hoffmann, Walter Weisspfennig, Hans Richard Lenz and Wolfgang Schwender (The Peleus Trial). Cameron, John (editor), 1948.
Unterseeboot U 196. Mielke, Otto, 1956.

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