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Detlev Krankenhagen

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 9.393 tons
1 warship damaged for a total of 1.300 tons

Born  3 Jul, 1917Danzig
Died  29 May, 1944south-west of Madeira

Ranks

1 Jun, 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-54914 Jul, 1943 - 29 May, 1944 (+)  2 patrols (92 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-549 11 Jan, 1944  Kiel26 Mar, 1944  LorientPatrol76 days
2. U-549 14 May, 1944  Lorient29 May, 1944  SunkPatrol16 days

Ships hit by Detlev Krankenhagen


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
29 May, 1944 U-549USS Barr (DE 576)1.300 am damaged
29 May, 1944 U-549USS Block Island (CVE 21)9.393 am 
 10.693

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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