| Born | 15 Feb, 1910 | Moers-Asberg |
| Died | 18 Sep, 1995 |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-3 | 6 Aug, 1935 | - | 29 Sep, 1937 | No war patrols |
| U-19 | 30 Sep, 1937 | - | 1 Nov, 1939 | 3 patrols (32 days) |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-19 | 25 Aug, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 15 Sep, 1939 | Kiel | Patrol, | 22 days |
| 2. | U-19 | 27 Sep, 1939 | Kiel | 1 Oct, 1939 | Kiel | Patrol, | 5 days |
| 3. | U-19 | 14 Oct, 1939 | Kiel | 18 Oct, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol, | 5 days |
| 3 patrols, 32 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Hans Meckel
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 21 Oct, 1939 | U-19 | Capitaine Edmond Laborie [Mine] | 3.087 |  | fr | ||
| 21 Oct, 1939 | U-19 | Deodata [Mine] | 3.295 |  | nw | ||
| 24 Oct, 1939 | U-19 | Konstantinos Hadjipateras [Mine] | 5.962 |  | gr | ||
| 12.344 | |||||||
* 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.