Rudolf Franzius
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 32)
| Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 19.502 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 5.496 GRT |
| Born | 5 Jun, 1911 | Hamburg |
| Died | 5 Oct, 1965 |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-145 | 19 Dec, 1940 | - | 21 Oct, 1941 | 3 patrols (55 days) |
| U-438 | 22 Nov, 1941 | - | 29 Mar, 1943 | 3 patrols (127 days) |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-145 | 18 Jun, 1941 | Gotenhafen | 6 Jul, 1941 | Stormelö | Patrol, | 19 days |
| 2. | U-145 | 14 Jul, 1941 | Stormelö | 29 Jul, 1941 | Stormelö | Patrol, | 16 days |
| 3. | U-145 | 9 Aug, 1941 | Stormelö | 28 Aug, 1941 | Oxhöft | Patrol, | 20 days |
| 4. | U-438 | 1 Aug, 1942 | Kiel | 3 Sep, 1942 | Brest | Patrol, | 34 days |
| 5. | U-438 | 6 Oct, 1942 | Brest | 19 Nov, 1942 | Brest | Patrol, | 45 days |
| 6. | U-438 | 31 Dec, 1942 | Brest | 16 Feb, 1943 | Brest | Patrol, | 48 days |
| 6 patrols, 182 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Rudolf Franzius
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 10 Aug, 1942 | U-438 | Condylis | 4.439 |  | gr | SC-94 | |
| 10 Aug, 1942 | U-438 | Oregon | 6.008 |  | br | SC-94 | |
| 25 Aug, 1942 | U-438 | Empire Breeze | 7.457 | | br | ON-122 | |
| 25 Aug, 1942 | U-438 | Trolla | 1.598 |  | nw | ON-122 | |
| 2 Nov, 1942 | U-438 | Hartington | 5.496 | | br | SC-107 | damaged |
| 24.998 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.