Herbert Meyer
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)
Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,300 tons |
| Born | 30 Nov 1910 | | Gruppenbühren |
| Died | 9 Apr 1945 | (34) | Kattegat |
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Herbert Meyer
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| 9 Oct 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Apr 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Dec 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-804 | 4 Dec 1943 | 9 Apr 1945 (+) | 2 patrols (122 days) |
Patrol info for Herbert Meyer
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-804 |
12 Jun 1944 | Kiel |
17 Jun 1944 | Bergen |
| 6 days | |
| 2. |
U-804 |
19 Jun 1944 | Bergen |
12 Oct 1944 | Flensburg |
Patrol 1, | 116 days | |
| 3. |
U-804 |
17 Oct 1944 | Flensburg |
17 Oct 1944 | Kiel |
| 1 days | |
| 4. |
U-804 |
4 Apr 1945 | Kiel |
9 Apr 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 6 days | |
| 2 patrols, 122 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Herbert Meyer
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 2 Aug 1944 | U-804 |  | USS Fiske (DE 143) | 1,300 |  | am | |
| | 1,300 | |
1 ship sunk (1,300 tons). Legend
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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.
