Dietrich Schöneboom
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)
| Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 265 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 6.415 GRT |
| Born | 4 Dec, 1917 | Amdorf, Leer |
| Died | 21 Oct, 1943 | Mediterenean near Toulon |
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Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
| U-58 | 18 Aug, 1942 | - | 14 Dec, 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-431 | 15 Dec, 1942 | - | 21 Oct, 1943 (+) | 6 patrols (135 days) |
Personal information
Dietrich Schöneboom |
Dietrich Schöneboom joined the Kriegsmarine in April 1937 and served on the escort ships F-10 and F-6 in the North Sea. Later he commanded the minesweeper R-152.
In September 1941 he transferred to the U-boat force and after the usual training he went on board U-205 as watch officer.
He commanded the school boat U-58 for four months before taking command of the Type VIIC boat U-431 in December 1942.
He made six patrols in the Mediterranean. U-431 was lost with all hands in October 1943, for reasons which are still unclear.
Oberleutnant z. See Dietrich Schöneboom on conning tower behind the UZO.
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-431 | 7 Jan, 1943 | Pola | 8 Feb, 1943 | Pola | Patrol, | 33 days |
| 2. | U-431 | 11 Mar, 1943 | Pola | 29 Mar, 1943 | Toulon | Patrol, | 19 days |
| 3. | U-431 | 20 May, 1943 | Toulon | 29 May, 1943 | Toulon | Patrol, | 10 days |
| 4. | U-431 | 5 Jun, 1943 | Toulon | 27 Jun, 1943 | Toulon | Patrol, | 23 days |
| 5. | U-431 | 9 Aug, 1943 | Toulon | 1 Sep, 1943 | Toulon | Patrol, | 24 days |
| 6. | U-431 | 26 Sep, 1943 | Toulon | 21 Oct, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol, | 26 days |
| 6 patrols, 135 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Dietrich Schöneboom
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 23 Jan, 1943 | U-431 | Alexandria | 100 |  | ag | ||
| 25 Jan, 1943 | U-431 | Mouyassar | 47 |  | sy | ||
| 25 Jan, 1943 | U-431 | Omar el Kattab | 38 | | sy | ||
| 26 Jan, 1943 | U-431 | Hassan | 80 | | sy | ||
| 26 Mar, 1943 | U-431 | City of Perth | 6.415 |  | br | MKS-10 | total loss |
| 6.680 | |||||||
* 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.