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Hans Cohausz

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 26)


Successes
6 ships sunk for a total of 26,756 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 13,950 GRT

Born  30 Nov 1907 Essen-Katernberg

Ranks

1 Apr 1926Offiziersanwärter
1 Apr 1928Fähnrich zur See
1 Jun 1930Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1930Leutnant zur See
1 Jul 1932Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1936Kapitänleutnant
1 Feb 1941Korvettenkapitän
1 Aug 1944Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

May 1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
30 Aug 1940U-boat War Badge 1939
30 Aug 1940Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-15 16 May 1936 2 Aug 1936   No war patrols 
U-30 8 Oct 1936 31 Oct 1938   No war patrols 
UA 20 Sep 1939 31 Oct 1940   2 patrols (92 days) 
UA 15 Feb 1942 14 May 1942   2 patrols (44 days) 

Patrol info for Hans Cohausz


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. UA 27 Apr 1940  Kiel  2 May 1940  Trondheim  Patrol 1,6 days
2. UA 5 May 1940  Trondheim  10 May 1940  Kiel   6 days
3. UA 6 Jun 1940  Kiel  30 Aug 1940  Kiel  Patrol 2,86 days
4. UA 21 Feb 1942  Lorient  22 Feb 1942  Lorient  Patrol 3,2 days
5. UA 14 Mar 1942  Lorient  24 Apr 1942  Kiel  Patrol 4,42 days
4 patrols, 136 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans Cohausz

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
16 Jun 1940UA HMS Andania13,950br
26 Jun 1940UA Crux3,828nwOG-34
14 Jul 1940UA Sarita5,824nw
3 Aug 1940UA Rad4,201yu
15 Aug 1940UA Aspasia4,211gr
19 Aug 1940UA Kelet4,295un
20 Aug 1940UA Tuira4,397paOB-198
 40,706

7 ships sunk (40,706 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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