Werner Hartenstein
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 28)
Successes
20 ships sunk for a total of 97,504 GRT
3 ships damaged for a total of 18,811 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 1,190 tons |
| Born | 27 Feb 1908 | | Plauen, Vogtland |
| Died | 8 Mar 1943 | (35) | Atlantic, east of Barbados |
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Werner Hartenstein
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| 1 Jan 1930 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1932 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1932 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1934 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1937 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Jun 1942 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-156 | 4 Sep 1941 | 8 Mar 1943 (+) | 5 patrols (294 days) |
Personal information
Werner Hartenstein began his naval career in April 1928. He served a few years on the light
cruiser Karlsruhe and on several torpedo boats, on which he completed 65 patrols in the first
years of the war. In March 1941 he transferred to the U-boat force.
On 4 September, 1941 he commissioned U-156. On her second patrol
the boat attacked the refinery on Aruba with gunfire. On her fourth patrol U-156 was involved in the
Laconia Incident. The boat was sunk on her fifth patrol
with all hands by a US Navy aircraft.
Patrol info for Werner Hartenstein
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-156 |
24 Dec 1941 | Kiel |
10 Jan 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 18 days | |
| 2. |
U-156 |
19 Jan 1942 | Lorient |
17 Mar 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 58 days | |
| 3. |
U-156 |
22 Apr 1942 | Lorient |
7 Jul 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 77 days | |
| 4. |
U-156 |
20 Aug 1942 | Lorient |
16 Nov 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 4, | 89 days | |
| 5. |
U-156 |
16 Jan 1943 | Lorient |
8 Mar 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 5, | 52 days | |
| 5 patrols, 294 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Werner Hartenstein
| Date |
U-boat |
Commander |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 16 Feb 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein |  | Arkansas (d.) | 6,452 |  | am | |
| 16 Feb 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Oranjestad | 2,396 |  | br | |
| 16 Feb 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Pedernales (d.) | 4,317 | | br | |
| 20 Feb 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Delplata | 5,127 | | am | |
| 25 Feb 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | La Carriere | 5,685 | | br | |
| 27 Feb 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Macgregor | 2,498 | | br | ON-60 |
| 28 Feb 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Oregon | 7,017 | | am | |
| 13 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | City of Melbourne | 6,630 | | br | |
| 13 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Koenjit | 4,551 |  | nl | |
| 13 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Letitia Porter [Trans.] | 15 | | nl | |
| 15 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Kupa | 4,382 |  | yu | |
| 15 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Siljestad | 4,301 |  | nw | |
| 17 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Barrdale | 5,072 | | br | |
| 18 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Quaker City | 4,961 | | am | |
| 18 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | San Eliseo (d.) | 8,042 | | br | |
| 21 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Presidente Trujillo | 1,668 |  | do | |
| 25 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | USS Blakeley (DD 150) (d.) | 1,190 | | am | |
| 29 May 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Norman Prince | 1,913 | | br | |
| 1 Jun 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Alegrete | 5,970 |  | bz | |
| 3 Jun 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Lillian | 80 | | br | |
| 24 Jun 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Willimantic | 4,857 | | br | |
| 27 Aug 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Clan Macwhirter | 5,941 | | br | SL-119 |
| 12 Sep 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Laconia | 19,695 | | br | |
| 19 Sep 1942 | U-156 | Werner Hartenstein | | Quebec City | 4,745 | | br | |
| | 117,505 | |
20 ships sunk (97,504 tons) and 4 ships damaged (20,001 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel. |
