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Ernst Mengersen

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)

Successes
12 ships sunk for a total of 68.071 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1.190 tons
3 ships damaged for a total of 20.159 GRT

Born	30 Jun, 1912	Bremke, Lippe
Died	6 Nov, 1995

Ernst Mengersen

Ranks

23 Sep, 1933	Seekadett
1 Jul, 1934	Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr, 1936	Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct, 1936	Leutnant zur See
1 Jun, 1938	Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct, 1940	Kapitänleutnant
1 Dec, 1944	Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

27 Jan, 1940	Iron Cross 2nd Class
23 Oct, 1940	Spanish Cross
10 Dec, 1940	Iron Cross 1st Class
18 Nov, 1941	Knights Cross
25 Feb, 1942	U-boat War Badge 1939

U-boat Commands

U-18	24 Nov, 1939	-	2 Sep, 1940	2 patrols (33 days)
U-143	18 Sep, 1940	-	2 Nov, 1940	No war patrols
U-101	18 Nov, 1940	-	31 Dec, 1941	6 patrols (186 days)
U-607	29 Jan, 1942	-	18 Apr, 1943	3 patrols (148 days)

Personal information

Ernst Mengersen began his naval career in 1933 and served on the cruiser Admiral Scheer and on the torpedo boat Tiger.

In April 1939 he transferred to the U-boat force and then spent nearly four years on board various U-boats. In June 1943 he became the commander of the 20th Flotilla in Pillau. During the last three months of the war he was in the 25th Flotilla, and in April 1945 he was chosen as the commander of the new 15th Flotilla.

Ernst Mengersen

Kapitänleutnant Mengersen among the crew of U-101 after patrol in December 1940.

Patrol info

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-18	8 Jan, 1940	Kiel	26 Jan, 1940	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol	19 days
2.	U-18	11 Feb, 1940	Wilhelmshaven	24 Feb, 1940	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol	14 days
3.	U-101	24 Nov, 1940	Lorient	7 Dec, 1940	Lorient	Patrol	14 days
4.	U-101	23 Jan, 1941	Lorient	19 Feb, 1941	Lorient	Patrol	28 days
5.	U-101	24 Mar, 1941	Lorient	2 May, 1941	Lorient	Patrol	40 days
6.	U-101	28 May, 1941	Lorient	4 Jul, 1941	Lorient	Patrol	38 days
7.	U-101	7 Aug, 1941	Lorient	4 Sep, 1941	St. Nazaire	Patrol	29 days
8.	U-101	4 Oct, 1941	St. Nazaire	6 Oct, 1941	St. Nazaire		3 days
9.	U-101	11 Oct, 1941	St. Nazaire	16 Nov, 1941	Kiel	Patrol	37 days
10.	U-607	9 Jul, 1942	Kiel	10 Jul, 1942	Kristiansand		2 days
11.	U-607	13 Jul, 1942	Kristiansand	16 Aug, 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol	35 days
12.	U-607	8 Sep, 1942	St. Nazaire	23 Oct, 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol	46 days
13.	U-607	2 Jan, 1943	St. Nazaire	9 Mar, 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol	67 days

Ships hit by Ernst Mengersen

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
23 Jan, 1940	U-18	Bisp	1.000		nw
30 Nov, 1940	U-101	Aracataca	5.378		br
1 Dec, 1940	U-101	Appalachee	8.826		br	HX-90
1 Dec, 1940	U-101	Loch Ranza	4.958		br	HX-90	damaged
2 Dec, 1940	U-101	Kavak	2.782		br	HX-90
2 Dec, 1940	U-101	Lady Glanely	5.497		br	HX-90

14 Feb, 1941	U-101	Holystone	5.462		br	OB-284
17 Feb, 1941	U-101	Gairsoppa	5.237		br	SL-64
4 Jun, 1941	U-101	Trecarrell	5.271		br	OB-327
9 Jun, 1941	U-101	Trevarrack	5.270		br	OB-329
18 Oct, 1941	U-101	HMS Broadwater (H 81)	1.190		br	SC-48

26 Jul, 1942	U-607	Empire Rainbow	6.942		br	ON-113	damaged
4 Aug, 1942	U-607	Belgian Soldier	7.167		be	ON-115
14 Oct, 1942	U-607	Nellie	4.826		gr	SC-104

26 Jan, 1943	U-607	Kollbjørg	8.259		nw	HX-223	damaged
15 Feb, 1943	U-607	Atlantic Sun	11.355		am	ON-165
			89.420
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.