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Otto Ferro

Oberleutnant zur See (R) (Crew 40)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 12.788 GRT

Born  24 Jan, 1911Hamburg
Died  24 Dec, 1943North Atlantic

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Ranks

29 Aug, 1940Rekrut
1 Dec, 1940Reserveoffizieranwärter
1 Jan, 1941übz Steuermann
1 Apr, 1941plm. Steuermann
1 Aug, 1941Leutnant zur See (R)
1 Apr, 1943Oberleutnant zur See (R)

Decorations

14 Apr, 1942Iron Cross 2nd Class
14 Apr, 1942U-boat War Badge 1939
26 Jun, 1943Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-64522 Oct, 1942 - 24 Dec, 1943 (+)  3 patrols (143 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-645 24 Apr, 1943  Kiel 22 Jun, 1943  Brest Patrol,60 days
2. U-645 23 Aug, 1943  Brest 21 Oct, 1943  La Pallice Patrol,60 days
3. U-645 2 Dec, 1943  La Pallice 24 Dec, 1943  Sunk Patrol,23 days

3 patrols, 143 days at sea

Ships hit by Otto Ferro


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
20 Sep, 1943 U-645Frederick Douglass7.176 am ON-202 
9 Oct, 1943 U-645Yorkmar5.612 am SC-143 
 12.788

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.

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

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