Hans Oestermann
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes
13 ships sunk for a total of 55.659 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 490 GRT |
| Born | 19 May, 1913 | Bremervörde |
| Died | 31 Jul, 1942 | north-east of Boston, USA |
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Hans Oestermann
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| 1 Dec, 1940 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-151 | 15 Jan, 1941 | - | 21 Jul, 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-754 | 28 Aug, 1941 | - | 31 Jul, 1942 (+) | 3 patrols (135 days) |
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-754
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30 Dec, 1941 | Kiel | 9 Feb, 1942 | Brest | Patrol | 42 days |
| 2. |
U-754
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7 Mar, 1942 | Brest | 25 Apr, 1942 | Brest | Patrol | 50 days |
| 3. |
U-754
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19 Jun, 1942 | Brest | 31 Jul, 1942 | Sunk | Patrol | 43 days |
Ships hit by Hans Oestermann
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 21 Jan, 1942 | U-754 | Belize | 2.153 |  | nw | | |
| 22 Jan, 1942 | U-754 | William Hansen | 1.344 | | nw | | |
| 25 Jan, 1942 | U-754 | Mount Kitheron | 3.876 |  | gr | | |
| 27 Jan, 1942 | U-754 | Icarion | 4.013 | | gr | ON-53 | |
| 23 Mar, 1942 | U-754 | British Prudence | 8.620 |  | br | HX-181 | |
| 31 Mar, 1942 | U-754 | Allegheny | 914 |  | am | | |
| 31 Mar, 1942 | U-754 | Barnegat | 914 | | am | | |
| 31 Mar, 1942 | U-754 | Menominee | 441 | | am | | |
| 31 Mar, 1942 | U-754 | Ontario | 490 | | am | | damaged |
| 1 Apr, 1942 | U-754 | Tiger | 5.992 | | am | | |
| 3 Apr, 1942 | U-754 | Otho | 4.839 | | am | | |
| 6 Apr, 1942 | U-754 | Kollskegg | 9.858 | | nw | | |
| 29 Jun, 1942 | U-754 | Waiwera | 12.435 | | br | | |
| 28 Jul, 1942 | U-754 | Ebb | 260 | | am | | |
| | 56.149 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. |
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.
