Johannes Habekost
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
| Successes 8 ships sunk, total tonnage 17,962 GRT 2 auxiliary warships sunk, total tonnage 160 GRT 1 warship damaged, total tonnage 33,950 tons |
| Born | 3 Feb 1907 | Berlin-Spandau | |
| Died | 11 Mar 1940 | (33) | off Wilhelmshaven |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-31 | 8 Nov 1938 | 11 Mar 1940 (+) | 5 patrols (86 days) |
Patrol info for Johannes Habekost
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-31 | 27 Aug 1939 | Memel | 2 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol 1, | 7 days | |
| 2. | U-31 | 9 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 2 Oct 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol 2, | 24 days | |
| 3. | U-31 | 21 Oct 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 31 Oct 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol 3, | 11 days | |
| 4. | U-31 | 19 Nov 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 11 Dec 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol 4, | 23 days | |
| 5. | U-31 | 15 Jan 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 4 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol 5, | 21 days | |
| 5 patrols, 86 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Johannes Habekost
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1939 | U-31 |  | Aviemore | 4,060 |  | br | |
| 24 Sep 1939 | U-31 | | Hazelside | 4,646 | | br | |
| 1 Dec 1939 | U-31 | | Arcturus | 1,277 |  | nw | |
| 3 Dec 1939 | U-31 | | Ove Toft | 2,135 |  | da | |
| 4 Dec 1939 | U-31 | Gimle | 1,271 | | nw | ||
| 4 Dec 1939 | U-31 | | HMS Nelson (28) (d.) [Mine] | 33,950 | | br | |
| 4 Dec 1939 | U-31 | | Primula | 1,024 | | nw | |
| 6 Dec 1939 | U-31 | | Agu | 1,575 |  | es | |
| 6 Dec 1939 | U-31 | | Vinga | 1,974 |  | sw | |
| 23 Dec 1939 | U-31 | HMS Glen Albyn [Mine] | 82 | | br | ||
| 23 Dec 1939 | U-31 | HMS Promotive [Mine] | 78 | | br | ||
| 52,072 | |||||||
10 ships sunk (18,122 tons) and 1 ship damaged (33,950 tons). Legend | |||||||
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