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Hans Ibbeken

Kapitän zur See (Crew 18)


Successes
6 ships sunk for a total of 47.097 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 6.348 GRT

Born  20 Sep, 1899Schleswig
Died  1 Sep, 1971

Ranks

1 Jun, 1942Kapitän zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-2712 Aug, 1936 - 4 Oct, 1937  No war patrols 
U-17814 Feb, 1942 - 21 Feb, 1943  1 patrol (125 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-178 8 Sep, 1942  Kiel10 Jan, 1943  BordeauxPatrol125 days

Ships hit by Hans Ibbeken


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
10 Oct, 1942 U-178Duchess of Atholl20.119 br 
1 Nov, 1942 U-178Mendoza8.233 br 
4 Nov, 1942 U-178Hai Hing2.561 nw 
4 Nov, 1942 U-178Trekieve5.244 br 
13 Nov, 1942 U-178Louise Moller3.764 br 
15 Nov, 1942 U-178Adviser6.348 br damaged
27 Nov, 1942 U-178Jeremiah Wadsworth7.176 am 
 53.445

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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