Eberhard Wetjen
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 36)
| Successes 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 1,334 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 4,996 GRT 1 ship a total loss, total tonnage 2,491 GRT |
| Born | 18 Dec 1914 | Eldringen, Celle | |
| Died | 2 Jun 1941 | (26) | North Atlantic |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-147 | 5 Apr 1941 | 2 Jun 1941 (+) | 2 patrols (36 days) |
Patrol info for Eberhard Wetjen
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-147 | 16 Apr 1941 | Kiel | 11 May 1941 | Bergen | Patrol 1, | 26 days | |
| 2. | U-147 | 24 May 1941 | Bergen | 2 Jun 1941 | Sunk | Patrol 2, | 10 days | |
| 2 patrols, 36 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Eberhard Wetjen
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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| 27 Apr 1941 | U-147 | Rimfakse | 1,334 |  | nw | ||
| 31 May 1941 | U-147 | Gravelines (t.) | 2,491 |  | br | HX-127 | |
| 2 Jun 1941 | U-147 | Mokambo (d.) | 4,996 |  | be | OB-329 | |
| 8,821 | |||||||
2 ships sunk (3,825 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4,996 tons). Legend | |||||||
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.
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