Eberhard Hoffmann

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)


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

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

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Eberhard Hoffmann
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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
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(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.

Listing of all U-boat commanders