Hans Ibbeken
Kapitän zur See (Crew 18)
| Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 47,097 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 6,348 GRT |
| Born | 20 Sep 1899 | Schleswig | |
| Died | 1 Sep 1971 | (71) |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-27 | 12 Aug 1936 | 4 Oct 1937 | No war patrols |
| U-178 | 14 Feb 1942 | 21 Feb 1943 | 1 patrol (125 days) |
Personal information
Kapitän zur See Hans Ibbeken was one of the oldest U-boat commanders of WWII to depart on patrol when he took his boat, U-178, out from Kiel, Germany on 8 Sept 1942. Ibbeken was almost 43 years old at the time. He returned to base 125 days later on 10 Jan 1943 having sunk 6 ships for over 53,000 tons.
Patrol info for Hans Ibbeken
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-178 | 8 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 10 Jan 1943 | Bordeaux | Patrol 1, | 125 days | |
Ships hit by Hans Ibbeken
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1942 | U-178 |  | Duchess of Atholl | 20,119 |  | br | |
| 1 Nov 1942 | U-178 | | Mendoza | 8,233 | | br | |
| 4 Nov 1942 | U-178 | Hai Hing | 2,561 |  | nw | ||
| 4 Nov 1942 | U-178 | | Trekieve | 5,244 | | br | |
| 13 Nov 1942 | U-178 | Louise Moller | 3,764 | | br | ||
| 15 Nov 1942 | U-178 | | Adviser (d.) | 6,348 | | br | |
| 27 Nov 1942 | U-178 | Jeremiah Wadsworth | 7,176 |  | am | ||
| 53,445 | |||||||
6 ships sunk (47,097 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,348 tons). Legend | |||||||