Bernhard Zurmühlen
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)
Successes
5 ships sunk for a total of 28,600 GRT
3 ships damaged for a total of 19,230 GRT |
| Born | 23 Feb 1909 | | Bielefeld |
| Died | 25 Nov 1943 | (34) | north of Punta Delgada, Azores |
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Bernhard Zurmühlen
available now.
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| 11 Apr 1934 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1934 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1936 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1936 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1938 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1940 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Nov 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-600 | 11 Dec 1941 | 25 Nov 1943 (+) | 6 patrols (278 days) |
Patrol info for Bernhard Zurmühlen
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-600 |
14 Jul 1942 | Kiel |
22 Sep 1942 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 71 days | |
| 2. |
U-600 |
22 Nov 1942 | La Pallice |
27 Dec 1942 | La Pallice |
Patrol 2, | 36 days | |
| 3. |
U-600 |
11 Feb 1943 | La Pallice |
26 Mar 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 3, | 44 days | |
| 4. |
U-600 |
25 Apr 1943 | La Pallice |
11 May 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 4, | 17 days | |
| 5. |
U-600 |
12 Jun 1943 | La Pallice |
10 Sep 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 5, | 91 days | |
| 6. |
U-600 |
7 Nov 1943 | Brest |
25 Nov 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 6, | 19 days | |
| 6 patrols, 278 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Bernhard Zurmühlen
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 10 Aug 1942 | U-600 | | Vivian P. Smith | 130 |  | br | |
| 13 Aug 1942 | U-600 |  | Delmundo | 5,032 |  | am | TAW-12 |
| 13 Aug 1942 | U-600 | | Everelza | 4,520 |  | le | TAW-12 |
| 8 Dec 1942 | U-600 | | James McKay | 6,762 | | am | HX-217 |
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| 24 Feb 1943 | U-600 | | Ingria (d.) | 4,391 |  | nw | ON-166 |
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-600 | | Irénée Du Pont (d.) | 6,125 | | am | HX-229 |
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-600 | | Nariva (d.) | 8,714 | | br | HX-229 |
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-600 | | Southern Princess | 12,156 | | br | HX-229 |
| | 47,830 | |
5 ships sunk (28,600 tons) and 3 ships damaged (19,230 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged. |
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