Dietrich Schöneboom
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)
| Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 265 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 6,415 GRT |
| Born | 4 Dec 1917 | Amdorf, Leer | |
| Died | 21 Oct 1943 | (25) | Mediterenean near Toulon |
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Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-58 | 18 Aug 1942 | 14 Dec 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-431 | 15 Dec 1942 | 21 Oct 1943 (+) | 6 patrols (135 days) |
Personal information
Dietrich Schöneboom |
Dietrich Schöneboom joined the Kriegsmarine in April 1937 and served on the escort ships F-10 and F-6 in the North Sea. Later he commanded the minesweeper R-152.
In September 1941 he transferred to the U-boat force and after the usual training he went on board U-205 as watch officer.
He commanded the school boat U-58 for four months before taking command of the Type VIIC boat U-431 in December 1942.
He made six patrols in the Mediterranean. U-431 was lost with all hands in October 1943, for reasons which are still unclear.
Oberleutnant z. See Dietrich Schöneboom on conning tower behind the UZO.
Patrol info for Dietrich Schöneboom
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-431 | 7 Jan 1943 | Pola | 8 Feb 1943 | Pola | Patrol 1, | 33 days | |
| 2. | U-431 | 11 Mar 1943 | Pola | 29 Mar 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 2, | 19 days | |
| 3. | U-431 | 20 May 1943 | Toulon | 29 May 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 3, | 10 days | |
| 4. | U-431 | 5 Jun 1943 | Toulon | 27 Jun 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 4, | 23 days | |
| 5. | U-431 | 9 Aug 1943 | Toulon | 1 Sep 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 5, | 24 days | |
| 6. | U-431 | 26 Sep 1943 | Toulon | 21 Oct 1943 | Sunk | Patrol 6, | 26 days | |
| 6 patrols, 135 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Dietrich Schöneboom
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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| 23 Jan 1943 | U-431 | Dietrich Schöneboom | Alexandria | 100 |  | ag | ||
| 25 Jan 1943 | U-431 | Dietrich Schöneboom | Mouyassar | 47 |  | sy | ||
| 25 Jan 1943 | U-431 | Dietrich Schöneboom | Omar el Kattab | 38 | | sy | ||
| 26 Jan 1943 | U-431 | Dietrich Schöneboom | Hassan | 80 | | sy | ||
| 26 Mar 1943 | U-431 | Dietrich Schöneboom | City of Perth (t.) | 6,415 |  | br | MKS-10 | |
| 6,680 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (6,680 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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.