Detlev Krankenhagen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
| Successes 1 warship sunk for a total of 9.393 tons 1 warship damaged for a total of 1.300 tons |
| Born | 3 Jul, 1917 | Danzig |
| Died | 29 May, 1944 | south-west of Madeira |
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Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-549 | 11 Jan, 1944 | Kiel | 26 Mar, 1944 | Lorient | Patrol, | 76 days |
| 2. | U-549 | 14 May, 1944 | Lorient | 29 May, 1944 | Sunk | Patrol, | 16 days |
| 2 patrols, 92 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Detlev Krankenhagen
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 29 May, 1944 | U-549 | USS Barr (DE 576) | 1.300 |  | am | damaged | |
| 29 May, 1944 | U-549 | USS Block Island (CVE 21) | 9.393 | | am | ||
| 10.693 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.