Heinrich Schäfer
Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 8,582 GRT |
| Born | 30 Jan 1907 | | Wulsdorf, Bremerhaven |
| Died | 8 Jan 1944 | (36) | Shonan, Tokyo, Japan |
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Heinrich Schäfer
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| 1 Jan 1944 | Fregattenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-183 | 1 Apr 1942 | 19 Nov 1943 | 3 patrols (320 days) |
| UIT-23 | 6 Dec 1943 | 7 Jan 1944 | No war patrols |
Personal information
In many sources he is said to have died in Singapore but according to our information (telegram dated 16 Jan 1944 from Tokyo) he died at 0506hrs in the Japanese Marine Hospital in Shonan where he arrived on December 28 with paratyphus A. On January 7 he had an appendicitis and was operated on the same day. Cause of death is circulatory system weakness because of both diseases.
Shonan is a suburb of Tokyo.
Patrol info for Heinrich Schäfer
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-183 |
19 Sep 1942 | Kiel |
23 Dec 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 96 days | |
| 2. |
U-183 |
30 Jan 1943 | Lorient |
13 May 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 104 days | |
| 3. |
U-183 |
3 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
30 Oct 1943 | Penang |
Patrol 3, | 120 days | |
| 4. |
U-183 |
10 Nov 1943 | Penang |
11 Nov 1943 | Singapur |
| 2 days | |
| 3 patrols, 320 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Heinrich Schäfer
