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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 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.