Hans Oestermann
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes
13 ships sunk for a total of 55,659 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 490 GRT |
| Born | 19 May 1913 | | Bremervörde |
| Died | 31 Jul 1942 | (29) | north-east of Boston, USA |
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Hans Oestermann
available now.
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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 Dec 1940 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-151 | 15 Jan 1941 | 21 Jul 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-754 | 28 Aug 1941 | 31 Jul 1942 (+) | 3 patrols (135 days) |
Patrol info for Hans Oestermann
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-754 |
30 Dec 1941 | Kiel |
9 Feb 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 42 days | |
| 2. |
U-754 |
7 Mar 1942 | Brest |
25 Apr 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 50 days | |
| 3. |
U-754 |
19 Jun 1942 | Brest |
31 Jul 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 43 days | |
| 3 patrols, 135 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans Oestermann
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 21 Jan 1942 | U-754 |  | Belize | 2,153 |  | nw | |
| 22 Jan 1942 | U-754 | | William Hansen | 1,344 | | nw | |
| 25 Jan 1942 | U-754 | | Mount Kitheron | 3,876 |  | gr | |
| 27 Jan 1942 | U-754 | | Icarion | 4,013 | | gr | ON-53 |
| 23 Mar 1942 | U-754 | | British Prudence | 8,620 |  | br | HX-181 |
| 31 Mar 1942 | U-754 | | Allegheny | 914 |  | am | |
| 31 Mar 1942 | U-754 | | Barnegat | 914 | | am | |
| 31 Mar 1942 | U-754 | | Menominee | 441 | | am | |
| 31 Mar 1942 | U-754 | | Ontario (d.) | 490 | | am | |
| 1 Apr 1942 | U-754 | | Tiger | 5,992 | | am | |
| 3 Apr 1942 | U-754 | | Otho | 4,839 | | am | |
| 6 Apr 1942 | U-754 | | Kollskegg | 9,858 | | nw | |
| 29 Jun 1942 | U-754 | | Waiwera | 12,435 | | br | |
| 28 Jul 1942 | U-754 | | Ebb | 260 | | am | |
| | 56,149 | |
13 ships sunk (55,659 tons) and 1 ship damaged (490 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged. |
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.
