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Klaus Ewerth

Kapitän zur See (Crew 25)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 21,699 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 530 tons

Born  28 Mar 1907 Angerburg, East Prussia
Died  20 Dec 1943(36)Central Atlantic

Ranks

1 Sep 1943Fregattenkapitän
1 Dec 1943Kapitän zur See

Decorations

6 Jun 1939Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords
21 Aug 1939Spaniches Marine Verdienst Kreuz 1. Klasse
6 Dec 1939U-boat War Badge 1939
6 Dec 1939Iron Cross 2nd Class
1943War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-1 29 Jun 1935 30 Sep 1936   No war patrols 
U-35 3 Nov 1936 5 Dec 1936   No war patrols 
U-36 16 Dec 1936 31 Oct 1938   No war patrols 
U-26 Aug, 1939 3 Jan 1940   2 patrols (74 days) 
U-850 17 Apr 1943 20 Dec 1943  (+)  1 patrol (33 days) 

Patrol info for Klaus Ewerth


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-26 29 Aug 1939  Wilhelmshaven  26 Sep 1939  Wilhelmshaven  Patrol 1,29 days
2. U-26 22 Oct 1939  Wilhelmshaven  5 Dec 1939  Wilhelmshaven  Patrol 2,45 days
3. U-850 18 Nov 1943  Kiel  20 Dec 1943  Sunk  Patrol 3,33 days
3 patrols, 107 days at sea

Ships hit by Klaus Ewerth

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
15 Sep 1939U-26 Alex van Opstal [Mine]5,965be
20 Sep 1939U-26 HMS Kittiwake (L 30) (d.) [Mine]530br
7 Oct 1939U-26 Binnendijk [Mine]6,873nl
13 Nov 1939U-26 Loire4,285fr
22 Nov 1939U-26 Elena R. [Mine]4,576gr
 22,229

4 ships sunk (21,699 tons) and 1 ship damaged (530 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.

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