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Klaus Petersen

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
4 warships sunk for a total of 515 tons
1 warship damaged for a total of 412 tons
1 ship a total loss for a total of 7.886 GRT

Born  13 Jan, 1917Kiel

Ranks

1 Jun, 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-1410 Feb, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942  No war patrols 
U-2414 Oct, 1942 - 17 Nov, 1942  1 patrol (14 days) 
U-2416 Apr, 1943 - 7 Apr, 1944  5 patrols (129 days) 
U-97 Apr, 1944 - Jun, 1944  1 patrol (33 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-24 27 Oct, 1942  Konstanza9 Nov, 1942  KonstanzaPatrol14 days
2. U-24 5 Jun, 1943  Konstanza29 Jun, 1943  KonstanzaPatrol25 days
3. U-24 26 Jul, 1943  Konstanza25 Aug, 1943  KonstanzaPatrol31 days
4. U-24 20 Oct, 1943  Sewastopol4 Nov, 1943  KonstanzaPatrol16 days
5. U-24 15 Jan, 1944  Konstanza10 Feb, 1944  KonstanzaPatrol27 days
6. U-24 4 Mar, 1944  Konstanza2 Apr, 1944  KonstanzaPatrol30 days
7. U-9 26 Apr, 1944  Konstanza28 May, 1944  KonstanzaPatrol33 days

Ships hit by Klaus Petersen


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
15 Jun, 1943 U-24BTSC-411 Zashchitnik (No 26)441 sj 
30 Jul, 1943 U-24Emba7.886 sj total loss
22 Aug, 1943 U-24DB-369 sj 
22 Aug, 1943 U-24DB-379 sj 
31 Oct, 1943 U-24SKA-08856 sj 
 
11 May, 1944 U-9Shtorm412 sj damaged
 8.813

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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