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Rolf-Heinrich Hopmann

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 26)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 11.841 GRT
3 warships sunk for a total of 361 tons (lost aboard transport ships)

Born  26 Mar, 1906Kiel
Died  1 Nov, 1943Central North Atlantic

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Ranks

1 Nov, 1940Korvettenkapitän
1 Nov, 1943Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-40517 Sep, 1941 - 1 Nov, 1943 (+)  11 patrols (231 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-405 26 Feb, 1942  Kiel 5 Mar, 1942  Trondheim Patrol,8 days
2. U-405 7 Mar, 1942  Trondheim 22 Mar, 1942  Trondheim Patrol,16 days
3. U-405 26 Apr, 1942  Trondheim 15 May, 1942  Bergen Patrol,20 days
4. U-405 20 May, 1942  Bergen 22 May, 1942  Kiel  3 days
5. U-405 16 Jul, 1942  Kiel 16 Aug, 1942  Skjomenfjord Patrol,32 days
6. U-405 26 Aug, 1942  Skjomenfjord 20 Sep, 1942  Skjomenfjord Patrol,26 days
7. U-405 22 Sep, 1942  Skjomenfjord 24 Sep, 1942  Bergen  3 days
8. U-405 7 Nov, 1942  Bergen 9 Nov, 1942  Skjomenfjord  3 days
9. U-405 11 Nov, 1942  Skjomenfjord 15 Dec, 1942  Bergen Patrol,35 days
10. U-405 7 Feb, 1943  Bergen 23 Mar, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,45 days
11. U-405 2 May, 1943  St. Nazaire 21 May, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,20 days
12. U-405 29 Aug, 1943  St. Nazaire 31 Aug, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,3 days
13. U-405 25 Sep, 1943  St. Nazaire 27 Sep, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,3 days
14. U-405 10 Oct, 1943  St. Nazaire 1 Nov, 1943  Sunk Patrol,23 days

11 patrols, 231 days at sea

Ships hit by Rolf-Heinrich Hopmann


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
28 Feb, 1943 U-405RPT-1 [Trans.]35 sj HX-227 
28 Feb, 1943 U-405RPT-3 [Trans.]35 sj HX-227 
28 Feb, 1943 U-405Wade Hampton7.176 am HX-227 
9 Mar, 1943 U-405Bonneville4.665 nw SC-121 
9 Mar, 1943 U-405HMS LCT-2341 [Trans.]291 br SC-121 
 12.202

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.



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