Udo Heilmann
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)
Successes
10 ships sunk for a total of 50,256 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 6,833 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 9,718 GRT |
| Born | 4 Mar 1913 | | Kiel |
| Died | 20 Nov 1970 | (57) | Münster |
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| 1 Apr 1945 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-24 | 30 Nov 1939 | 21 Aug 1940 | 4 patrols (51 days) |
| U-97 | 28 Sep 1940 | May, 1942 | 9 patrols (240 days) |
Patrol info for Udo Heilmann
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-24 |
6 Jan 1940 | Kiel |
12 Jan 1940 | Kiel |
Patrol 1, | 7 days | |
| 2. |
U-24 |
27 Jan 1940 | Kiel |
9 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 2, | 14 days | |
| 3. |
U-24 |
14 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
20 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 3, | 7 days | |
| 4. |
U-24 |
25 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
26 Mar 1940 | Kiel |
| 2 days | |
| 5. |
U-24 |
9 Apr 1940 | Kiel |
10 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
| 2 days | |
| 6. |
U-24 |
13 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
5 May 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 4, | 23 days | |
| 7. |
U-24 |
6 May 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
7 May 1940 | Kiel |
| 2 days | |
| 8. |
U-97 |
17 Feb 1941 | Kiel |
7 Mar 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 5, | 19 days | |
| 9. |
U-97 |
20 Mar 1941 | Lorient |
10 Apr 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 6, | 22 days | |
| 10. |
U-97 |
1 May 1941 | St. Nazaire |
30 May 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 7, | 30 days | |
| 11. |
U-97 |
2 Jul 1941 | St. Nazaire |
8 Aug 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 8, | 38 days | |
| 12. |
U-97 |
20 Sep 1941 | St. Nazaire |
27 Oct 1941 | Salamis |
Patrol 9, | 38 days | |
| 13. |
U-97 |
23 Dec 1941 | Salamis |
9 Jan 1942 | Salamis |
Patrol 10, | 18 days | |
| 14. |
U-97 |
12 Jan 1942 | Salamis |
31 Jan 1942 | Salamis |
Patrol 11, | 20 days | |
| 15. |
U-97 |
3 Feb 1942 | Salamis |
8 Feb 1942 | La Spezia |
| 6 days | |
| 16. |
U-97 |
14 Mar 1942 | La Spezia |
30 Mar 1942 | Salamis |
Patrol 12, | 17 days | |
| 17. |
U-97 |
5 Apr 1942 | Salamis |
12 May 1942 | La Spezia |
Patrol 13, | 38 days | |
| 13 patrols, 291 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Udo Heilmann
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-97 |  | British Gunner | 6,894 |  | br | OB-289 |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-97 | | G.C. Brøvig (d.) | 9,718 |  | nw | OB-289 |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-97 | | Jonathan Holt | 4,973 | | br | OB-289 |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-97 | | Mansepool | 4,894 | | br | OB-289 |
| 23 Mar 1941 | U-97 | | Chama | 8,077 | | br | OG-56 |
| 24 Mar 1941 | U-97 | | Hørda | 4,301 | | nw | OG-56 |
| 4 Apr 1941 | U-97 | | Conus | 8,132 | | br | OB-304 |
| 6 May 1941 | U-97 | | HMS Camito (F 77) | 6,833 | | br | |
| 6 May 1941 | U-97 | | Sangro | 6,466 |  | it | |
| 8 May 1941 | U-97 | | Ramillies | 4,553 | | br | OB-317 |
| 17 Oct 1941 | U-97 | | Pass of Balmaha | 758 | | br | Cultivate |
| 17 Oct 1941 | U-97 | | Samos | 1,208 |  | gr | Cultivate |
| | 66,807 | |
11 ships sunk (57,089 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,718 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged. |
