Joachim Matz
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 32)
| Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 22,432 GRT 4 ships damaged for a total of 28,493 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 4,943 GRT |
| Born | 1 Oct 1913 | Magdeburg | |
| Died | 22 Aug 1996 | (82) |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-6 | 17 Dec 1938 | 26 Nov 1939 | 1 patrol (21 days) |
| U-59 | 18 Jul 1940 | 10 Nov 1940 | 5 patrols (58 days) |
| U-70 | 23 Nov 1940 | 7 Mar 1941 | 1 patrol (16 days) |
Patrol info for Joachim Matz
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-6 | 24 Aug 1939 | Neustadt | 13 Sep 1939 | Kiel | Patrol 1, | 21 days | |
| 2. | U-59 | 18 Jul 1940 | Kiel | 4 Aug 1940 | Bergen | Patrol 2, | 18 days | |
| 3. | U-59 | 8 Aug 1940 | Bergen | 19 Aug 1940 | Lorient | Patrol 3, | 12 days | |
| 4. | U-59 | 26 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 3 Sep 1940 | Lorient | Patrol 4, | 9 days | |
| 5. | U-59 | 7 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 21 Sep 1940 | Lorient | Patrol 5, | 15 days | |
| 6. | U-59 | 3 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 15 Oct 1940 | Bergen | 13 days | ||
| 7. | U-59 | 17 Oct 1940 | Bergen | 20 Oct 1940 | Kiel | Patrol 6, | 4 days | |
| 8. | U-70 | 20 Feb 1941 | 7 Mar 1941 | Sunk | Patrol 7, | 16 days | ||
| 7 patrols, 95 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Joachim Matz
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1940 | U-59 |  | Sigyn | 1,981 |  | sw | |
| 14 Aug 1940 | U-59 | | Betty | 2,339 |  | br | |
| 30 Aug 1940 | U-59 | | Anadara (d.) | 8,009 | | br | OB-205 |
| 30 Aug 1940 | U-59 | | San Gabriel (t.) | 4,943 |  | gr | OB-205 |
| 31 Aug 1940 | U-59 | | Bibury | 4,616 | | br | OB-205 |
| 7 Oct 1940 | U-59 | | Touraine | 5,811 |  | nw | OB-225 |
| 12 Oct 1940 | U-59 | Pacific Ranger | 6,865 | | br | HX-77 | |
| 26 Feb 1941 | U-70 | Göteborg | 820 | | sw | ||
| 7 Mar 1941 | U-70 | | Athelbeach (d.) | 6,568 | | br | OB-293 |
| 7 Mar 1941 | U-70 | | Delilian (d.) | 6,423 | | br | OB-293 |
| 7 Mar 1941 | U-70 | | Mijdrecht (d.) | 7,493 |  | nl | OB-293 |
| 55,868 | |||||||
7 ships sunk (27,375 tons) and 4 ships damaged (28,493 tons). Legend | |||||||