Kai Lerchen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 1,355 GRT |
| Born | 27 Apr 1911 | | East London, South Africa |
| Died | 14 Apr 1942 | (30) | North Atlantic |
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Kai Lerchen
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| 1 Apr 1933 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1934 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1936 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1936 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1938 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1941 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-252 | 21 Dec 1941 | 14 Apr 1942 (+) | 1 patrol (16 days) |
Patrol info for Kai Lerchen
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-252 |
26 Mar 1942 | Kiel |
28 Mar 1942 | Helgoland |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-252 |
30 Mar 1942 | Helgoland |
14 Apr 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 16 days | |
Ships hit by Kai Lerchen
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 9 Apr 1942 | U-252 | | Fanefjeld | 1,355 |  | nw | |
| | 1,355 | |
1 ship sunk (1,355 tons). |
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.
