Friedrich Schäfer

Korvettenkapitän (Crew IV/14)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  28 Feb 1893 Hannover


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Ranks

 Kapitänleutnant
1 Dec 1942Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
UD-1 4 May 1941 2 Nov 1941   No war patrols 
U-460 24 Dec 1941 1 Aug 1942   1 patrol (55 days) 
UA 10 Aug 1942 22 Mar 1943   No war patrols 
UD-4 23 Mar 1943 22 Nov 1944   No war patrols 

Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Schäfer was one of the oldest U-boat commanders of WWII to depart on patrol when he took his boat, the Milch Cow U-460, out from Kiel, Germany on 24 Dec 1941. He was 49 years old at the time. He arrived safely in St. Nazaire, France 55 days later. This was his only war patrol.

Sources

Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).

Patrol info for Friedrich Schäfer


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-460 7 Jun 1942  Kiel  31 Jul 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,55 days

Ships hit by Friedrich Schäfer

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Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II

Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders