Ulrich Heyse

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)


Successes
12 ships sunk for a total of 83,639 GRT

Born  27 Sep 1906 Berlin-Friedenau
Died  19 Nov 1970(64)


Ulrich Heyse

Ranks

1 Jan 1934Fähnrich zur See
1 Sep 1935Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jun 1936Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1937Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1939Kapitänleutnant
1 Apr 1943Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

11 Feb 1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
24 Mar 1942Iron Cross 1st Class
24 Mar 1942U-boat War Badge 1939
21 Jan 1943Knights Cross

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-128 12 May 1941 28 Feb 1943   5 patrols (311 days) 

Personal information

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Kptlt. Ulrich Heyse after a patrol.

Ulrich Heyse began his naval career in April 1933. Later he served for more than a year on the destroyer Theodor Riedel, including 12 patrols in the first year of the war. In July 1940 he transferred to the U-boat force. After the usual training he served on U-37 for one patrol as Kommandantenschüler (commander-in-training).

On 12 May, 1941 he commissioned U-128, a Type IXC boat. On the boat's second patrol in February 1942, he operated successfully in North American waters following the first Paukenschlag boats. Later Heyse led U-128 on two patrols in Brazilian waters.

In March 1943 Kptlt. Heyse left U-128 and became a teacher in several ULD's (Unterseebootslehrdivision). In March 1945 he became commander of the 32nd Flotilla.

Patrol info for Ulrich Heyse


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-128 9 Dec 1941  Kiel  10 Dec 1941  Kristiansand   2 days
2. U-128 11 Dec 1941  Kristiansand  24 Dec 1941  Lorient  Patrol 1,14 days
3. U-128 8 Jan 1942  Lorient  23 Mar 1942  Lorient  Patrol 2,75 days
4. U-128 25 Apr 1942  Lorient  22 Jul 1942  Lorient  Patrol 3,89 days
5. U-128 2 Sep 1942  Lorient  10 Sep 1942  Lorient  Patrol 4,9 days
6. U-128 14 Sep 1942  Lorient  15 Jan 1943  Lorient  Patrol 5,124 days
5 patrols, 311 days at sea

Ships hit by Ulrich Heyse


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
19 Feb, 1942 U-128 Pan Massachusetts8,202  am  
22 Feb, 1942 U-128 Cities Service Empire8,103  am  
5 Mar, 1942 U-128 O.A. Knudsen11,007  nw  
13 May, 1942 U-128 Denpark3,491  br  SL-109 
8 Jun, 1942 U-128 South Africa9,234  nw  
21 Jun, 1942 U-128 West Ira5,681  am  
23 Jun, 1942 U-128 Andrea Brøvig10,173  nw  
27 Jun, 1942 U-128 Polybius7,041  am  
8 Nov, 1942 U-128 Maloja6,400  nw  ON-138 
10 Nov, 1942 U-128 Cerinthus3,878  br  ON-141 
10 Nov, 1942 U-128 Start Point5,293  br  ON-141 
5 Dec, 1942 U-128 Teesbank5,136  br  
 83,639

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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