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Horst Uphoff

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
6 ships sunk for a total of 29.905 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 7.176 GRT

Born  3 Oct, 1916Bad Oeynhausen
Died  7 Aug, 1943Central North Atlantic


Ranks

1 Jul, 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-8429 Apr, 1941 - 7 Aug, 1943 (+)  8 patrols (461 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-84 7 Jul, 1941  Kiel 15 Jul, 1941  Bergen  9 days
2. U-84 9 Aug, 1941  Bergen 22 Sep, 1941  Lorient Patrol,45 days
3. U-84 16 Oct, 1941  Lorient 18 Nov, 1941  Brest Patrol,34 days
4. U-84 21 Dec, 1941  Brest 7 Feb, 1942  Brest Patrol,49 days
5. U-84 16 Mar, 1942  Brest 16 May, 1942  Brest Patrol,62 days
6. U-84 10 Jun, 1942  Brest 13 Aug, 1942  Brest Patrol,65 days
7. U-84 29 Sep, 1942  Brest 7 Dec, 1942  Brest Patrol,70 days
8. U-84 17 Feb, 1943  Brest 4 May, 1943  Brest Patrol,77 days
9. U-84 10 Jun, 1943  Brest 7 Aug, 1943  Sunk Patrol,59 days

8 patrols, 461 days at sea

Ships hit by Horst Uphoff


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
8 Apr, 1942 U-84Nemanja5.226 yu 
21 Apr, 1942 U-84Chenango3.014 pa 
23 Jun, 1942 U-84Torvanger6.568 nw HX-194 
13 Jul, 1942 U-84Andrew Jackson5.990 am 
19 Jul, 1942 U-84Baja California1.648 ho 
21 Jul, 1942 U-84William Cullen Bryant7.176 am TAW-4J damaged
2 Nov, 1942 U-84Empire Sunrise7.459 br SC-107 
 37.081

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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