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Richard Becker

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 146 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 7.361 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 7.177 GRT

Born  21 Feb, 1911Altona, Elbe

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Ranks

5 Apr, 1935Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul, 1935Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan, 1937Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr, 1937Leutnant zur See
1 Apr, 1939Oberleutnant zur See
1 Mar, 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-21824 Jan, 1942 - Aug, 1944  8 patrols (372 days) 
U-250326 Oct, 1944 - 11 Nov, 1944  No war patrols 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-218 25 Aug, 1942  Kiel27 Aug, 1942  Kristiansand 3 days
2. U-218 28 Aug, 1942  Kristiansand29 Sep, 1942  BrestPatrol33 days
3. U-218 25 Oct, 1942  Brest21 Nov, 1942  BrestPatrol28 days
4. U-218 7 Jan, 1943  Brest10 Mar, 1943  BrestPatrol63 days
5. U-218 18 Apr, 1943  Brest19 Apr, 1943  Brest 2 days
6. U-218 20 Apr, 1943  Brest2 Jun, 1943  BrestPatrol44 days
7. U-218 22 Jul, 1943  Brest23 Jul, 1943  Brest 2 days
8. U-218 29 Jul, 1943  Brest6 Aug, 1943  BrestPatrol9 days
9. U-218 19 Sep, 1943  Brest8 Dec, 1943  BrestPatrol81 days
10. U-218 12 Feb, 1944  Brest7 May, 1944  BrestPatrol86 days
11. U-218 13 Jun, 1944  Brest10 Jul, 1944  BrestPatrol28 days

Ships hit by Richard Becker


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
11 Sep, 1942 U-218Fjordaas7.361 nw ON-127 damaged
 
5 Nov, 1943 U-218Beatrice Beck146 br 
 
6 Jul, 1944 U-218HMS Empire Halberd [Mine]7.177 br damaged
 14.684

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine.

Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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