Ulrich Gräf

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)

Successes
7 ships sunk, total tonnage 16,642 GRT

Born	15 Dec 1915		Dresden
Died	17 Feb 1943	(27)	North Atlantic

Ranks

5 Apr 1935		Offiziersanwärter
25 Sep 1935		Seekadett
1 Jul 1936		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-23	24 Sep 1941	26 Mar 1942	No war patrols
U-69	31 Mar 1942	17 Feb 1943 (+)	3 patrols (205 days)

Patrol info for Ulrich Gräf

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-69	12 Apr 1942	St. Nazaire	25 Jun 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	75 days
2.	U-69	15 Aug 1942	St. Nazaire	5 Nov 1942	Lorient	Patrol 2,	83 days
3.	U-69	2 Jan 1943	Lorient	17 Feb 1943	Sunk	Patrol 3,	47 days
3 patrols, 205 days at sea

Ships hit by Ulrich Gräf

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
1 May 1942	U-69	James E. Newsom	671	ca
12 May 1942	U-69	Lise	6,826	nw
13 May 1942	U-69	Norlantic	2,606	am
21 May 1942	U-69	Torondoc	1,927	ca
5 Jun 1942	U-69	Letitia Porter	15	nl
9 Oct 1942	U-69	Carolus	2,375	ca	NL-9
14 Oct 1942	U-69	Caribou	2,222	br	NL-9
			16,642
7 ships sunk (16,642 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.

About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.