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 1916 | | Bad Oeynhausen |
| Died | 7 Aug 1943 | (26) | Central North Atlantic |
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jul 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-84 | 29 Apr 1941 | 7 Aug 1943 (+) | 8 patrols (461 days) |
Patrol info for Horst Uphoff
| | U-boat | Departure |
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 1, | 45 days | |
| 3. |
U-84 |
16 Oct 1941 | Lorient |
18 Nov 1941 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 34 days | |
| 4. |
U-84 |
21 Dec 1941 | Brest |
7 Feb 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 3, | 49 days | |
| 5. |
U-84 |
16 Mar 1942 | Brest |
16 May 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 4, | 62 days | |
| 6. |
U-84 |
10 Jun 1942 | Brest |
13 Aug 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 5, | 65 days | |
| 7. |
U-84 |
29 Sep 1942 | Brest |
7 Dec 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 6, | 70 days | |
| 8. |
U-84 |
17 Feb 1943 | Brest |
4 May 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 7, | 77 days | |
| 9. |
U-84 |
10 Jun 1943 | Brest |
7 Aug 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 8, | 59 days | |
| 8 patrols, 461 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Horst Uphoff
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 8 Apr 1942 | U-84 | | Nemanja | 5,226 |  | yu | |
| 21 Apr 1942 | U-84 | | Chenango | 3,014 |  | pa | |
| 23 Jun 1942 | U-84 |  | Torvanger | 6,568 |  | nw | HX-194 |
| 13 Jul 1942 | U-84 | | Andrew Jackson | 5,990 |  | am | |
| 19 Jul 1942 | U-84 | | Baja California | 1,648 |  | ho | |
| 21 Jul 1942 | U-84 | | William Cullen Bryant (d.) | 7,176 | | am | TAW-4J |
| 2 Nov 1942 | U-84 | | Empire Sunrise | 7,459 |  | br | SC-107 |
| | 37,081 | |
6 ships sunk (29,905 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,176 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged. |
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.
