Jürgen von Rosenstiel
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes
14 ships sunk for a total of 78,843 GRT
2 ships damaged for a total of 23,797 GRT |
| Born | 23 Nov 1912 | | Kiel |
| Died | 5 Jul 1942 | (29) | Bay of Biscay |
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Kptlt. Jürgen von Rosenstiel
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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-143 | 20 Mar 1941 | 30 Mar 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-502 | 31 May 1941 | 5 Jul 1942 (+) | 4 patrols (179 days) |
Personal information
After serving on the school ship Schlesien, Jürgen von Rosenstiel transferred to the U-boat force in 1940. He achieved his greatest successes with U-502 in the Caribbean. On the return leg of her third patrol, U-502 was sunk with all hands by an aircraft in the Bay of Biscay.
Patrol info for Jürgen von Rosenstiel
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-502 |
29 Sep 1941 | Kiel |
9 Nov 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 42 days | |
| 2. |
U-502 |
18 Dec 1941 | Lorient |
22 Dec 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 5 days | |
| 3. |
U-502 |
19 Jan 1942 | Lorient |
16 Mar 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 57 days | |
| 4. |
U-502 |
22 Apr 1942 | Lorient |
5 Jul 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 75 days | |
| 4 patrols, 179 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Jürgen von Rosenstiel
| Date |
U-boat |
Commander |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 7 Oct 1941 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel |  | Svend Foyn (d.) | 14,795 |  | br | HX-152 |
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| 16 Feb 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Monagas | 2,650 |  | ve | |
| 16 Feb 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | San Nicolas | 2,391 | | br | |
| 16 Feb 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Tia Juana | 2,395 | | br | |
| 22 Feb 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | J.N. Pew | 9,033 |  | am | |
| 23 Feb 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Sun (d.) | 9,002 | | am | |
| 23 Feb 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Thalia | 8,329 |  | pa | |
| 11 May 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Cape of Good Hope | 4,963 | | br | |
| 24 May 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Gonçalves Dias | 4,996 |  | bz | |
| 28 May 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Alcoa Pilgrim | 6,759 | | am | |
| 3 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | M.F. Elliott | 6,940 | | am | |
| 9 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Bruxelles | 5,085 |  | be | TA-5 |
| 9 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Franklin K. Lane | 6,589 | | am | TA-5 |
| 15 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Cold Harbor | 5,010 | | pa | |
| 15 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | Scottsburg | 8,001 | | am | |
| 15 Jun 1942 | U-502 | Jürgen von Rosenstiel | | West Hardaway | 5,702 | | am | |
| | 102,640 | |
14 ships sunk (78,843 tons) and 2 ships damaged (23,797 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.
