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 U-Boats Destroyedby Kemp, Paul2000, Arms & Armour ISBN 1854095153 Paperback, 288 pages This book covers all U-boat fates; very detailed and according to the newest sources, including time spent in the U-Boot Archiv. First published 1997.  Purchase information: (info) |
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| Page | Mistake | Correction |
| 61 | U-40: casualties listed as 38. | 45 men perished on the U-40. |
| 61 | U-42: casualties listed as 25. | 26 men perished on the U-42. |
| 61 | U-16: Commander's name listed as "Weingartner". | His name was KL Horst Wellner. |
| 62 | U-36: Commander's name listed as "Frolich". | His name was Fröhlich. |
| 63 | U-55: Commander's name listed as "Heidal". | His name was Heidel. |
| 64 | U-31: Commander's name listed as "Hans Habecost". | His name was Johannes Habekost. |
| 65 | U-64: Commander's name listed as "Schulze". | His name was Wilhelm Schulz. |
| 65 | U-49: Commander's name listed as "von Goszler". | His name was von Goßler. |
| 66 | U-122: casualties listed as 48. | 49 men perished on the U-122. |
| 66 | U-122: Commander's name listed as "Loof". | His name was Looff. |
| 67 | U-31: Commander's name listed as "Wilfrid Prellburg". | His name was KL Willfried Prellberg. |
| 67 | U-104: Commander's name listed as "Just". | His name was KL Harald Jürst. |
| 70 | U-65: Commander's name listed as "Jockel Hoppe". | His name was Joachim Hoppe. |
| 70 | U-138: Commander's name listed as "Gramitsky". | His name was Gramitzky. |
| 71 | U-401: casualties listed as 44. | 45 men perished on the U-401. |
| 72 | U-501: casualties listed as 12. | 11 men perished on the U-501. However, there was an additional loss of life as W.I. Brown of the boarding party from Moose Jaw could not make it out in time and went down with the boat. |
| 72 | U-501: said to be of type IX. | U-501 was of Type IXC. |
| 72 | U-501: Commander's name listed as "Forster". | His name was Förster. |
| 74 | U-95: casualties listed as 33. | 35 men perished on the U-95. |
| 75 | U-127: said to be of type IX. | U-127 was of Type IXC. |
| 75 | U-131: said to be of type IX. | U-131 was of Type IXC. |
| 75 | U-557: Commander's name listed as "Paulssen". | His name was Paulshen. |
| 78 | U-656: Commander's name listed as "Kroning". | His name was Kröning. |
| 79 | U-655: Commander's name listed as "Otto Dumrese". | His name was Alfred Dumrese. |
| 79 | Otto | Adolf |
| 80 | U-85: Commander's name listed as "Grueger". | His name was Greger. |
| 81 | U-352: casualties listed as 13. | 15 men perished on the U-352. |
| 82 | U-502: said to be of type IX. | U-502 was of Type IXC. |
| 84 | U-751: casualties listed as 44. | 48 men perished on the U-751. |
| 84 | U-122: Commander's name listed as "Olldoerp". | His name was Oldörp. |
| 85 | U-754: casualties listed as 44. | 43 men perished on the U-754. |
| 85 | U-213: Commander's name listed as "von Varendorf". | His name was von Varendorff. |
| 85 | U-754: Commander's name listed as "Ostermann". | His name was Oestermann. |
| 86 | U-612: Commander's name listed as "?" (unknown). | His name was KL Paul Siegmann. |
| 87 | U-379: casualties listed as 36. | 40 men perished on the U-379. |
| 88 | U-222: Commander's name listed as "Rolf von Jessen ". | His name was Ralf von Jessen. |
| 90 | U-165: casualties listed as 50. | 51 men perished on the U-165. |
| 90 | U-446: Commander's name listed as "?" (unknown). | His name was OL Hellmuth Richard. |
| 92 | U-116: casualties listed as 55. | 56 men perished on the U-116. |
| 92 | U-353: Commander's name listed as "Romer". | His name was Römer. |
| 93 | U-216: said to be of type VIIC. | U-216 was of Type VIID. |
| 93 | U-216: Commander's name listed as "Schultze". | His name was Schultz. |
| 93 | U-412: Commander's name listed as "Jahrmarker". | His name was Jahrmärker. |
| 94 | U-520: Commander's name listed as "Schwarzkopf". | His name was Scharzkopff. |
| 96 | U-660: Commander's name listed as "Bauer". | His name was Baur. |
| 96 | U-595: Commander's name listed as "Quaet-Faslan". | His name was Quaet-Faslem. |
| 97 | U-254: Commander's name listed as "Odo Loewe". | His name was KL Hanes Gilardone. |
| 98 | U-356: casualties listed as 45. | 46 men perished on the U-356. |
| 98 | U-611: Commander's name listed as "von Jacobs". | His name was von Jakobs. |
| 99 | U-224: casualties listed as 44. | 45 men perished on the U-224. |
| 99 | U-164: said to be of type IXC/40. | U-164 was of Type IXC. |
| 99 | U-337: Commander's name listed as "Ruhwiedel". | His name was Kurt Ruwiedel. |
| 100 | U-301: Commander's name listed as "Korner". | His name was Körner. |
| 100 | U-265: Commander's name listed as "Aufhammer". | His name was Auffhammer. |
| 101 | U-624: Commander's name listed as "Soden-Frauenhofen". | His name was Soden-Fraunhofen. |
| 102 | U-225: Commander's name listed as "Leimkuhler". | His name was Leimkühler. |
| 102 | U-69: Commander's name listed as "Graf". | His name was Gräf. |
| 104 | U-606: Commander's name listed as "Dohler". | His name was Döhler. |
| 105 | U-83: Commander's name listed as "Gerhard Worisshoffer". | His name was OL Ulrich Wörißhoffer. |
| 108 | U-469: Commander's name listed as "Clausen". | His name was Claussen. |
| 108 | The date for the loss of U-77 is wrongly recorded as of 29 March in the "Date of loss" entry. Survivors are said to have been landed by a Spanish fishing boat at Altoa. | The correct date for the loss of U-77 is 28 March, properly recorded further on in the notes. The location's proper spelling is Altea, not Altoa. Actually, the survivors were landed at Calpe, not at Altea. |
| 109 | U-416: Commander's name listed as "?" (unknown). | His name was OL Christian Reich. |
| 109 | Number of casualties for U 167 is listed as "?". | There were no casualties. |
| 110 | U-644: Commander's name listed as "Dahlhaus". | His name was OL Kurt Jensen. |
| 111 | U-602: Commander's name listed as "Schuler". | His name was Schüler. |
| 116 | U-186: Commander's name listed as "Hessemann". | His name was Hesemann. |
| 116 | U-753: Commander's name listed as "von Manstein". | His name was von Mannstein. |
| 117 | U-657: Commander's name listed as "Gollnitz". | His name was Göllnitz. |
| 118 | U-646: Commander's name listed as "Wulf". | His name was Wulff. |
| 118 | U-646: Typo: "Date of loss 17 May 1942" | U-646 was commissioned on 29 Oct 1942, and sunk on 17 May 1943. |
| 121 | U-436: Commander's name listed as "Siebicke". | His name was Seibicke. |
| 121 | U-755: Commander's name listed as "Going". | His name was Göing. |
| 123 | U-308: Commander's name listed as "Muhkenfordt". | His name was Mühlenpfordt. |
| 124 | U-308: Commander's name listed as "Reichenbeich-Klinke". | His name was Reichenbach-Klinke. |
| 125 | U-334: Commander's name listed as "Erich". | His name was Ehrich. |
| 126 | U-119: casualties listed as 575. | 57 men perished on the U-119. |
| 126 | U-119: Commander's name listed as "v.Kamecke". | His name was v.Kameke. |
| 127 | U-200: casualties listed as 62. | 68 men perished on the U-200. |
| 129 | U-590: Commander's name listed as "Kruer". | His name was Krüer. |
| 130 | U-509: Commander's name listed as "Wuerdermann". | His name was Würdemann. |
| 130 | U-254: Commander's name listed as "Konstantin". | His name was Helmut Metz. |
| 131 | Re: U-160; "was on her maiden voyage". | U-160 was one of the more famous and successful boats in the war. She was on her 5th patrol. |
| 132 | U-67: said to be of type IXB. | U-67 was of Type IXC. |
| 135 | U-359: Commander's name listed as "Forster". | His name was Förster. |
| 135 | Sinking information for U-359 and U-759 | U-359 Sunk 26 July, 1943, Carribean, East Of Jamaica, 18-06N, 75-00W, by VP-32 Sqdn. (Lt. R.W. Rawson)
U-759 Sunk 15 July 1943, Caribbean, South of Haiti, 15-58N, 73-44W by VP-32 Sqdn. (Lt. R.C. Mayo) |
| 137 | U-199: Commander's name listed as "Werner Kraus". | His name was Hans-Werner Kraus. |
| 139 | U-34: Commander's name listed as "Frenski". | His name was Eduard Aust. |
| 144 | U-523: Commander's name listed as "Pietsch". | His name was Pietzsch. |
| 145 | U-760: Commander's name listed as "Bluhm". | His name was Blum. |
| 145 | There are two inacuracies regarding U 760. Kemp says it was the attack by VB-103 on 12 August 1943 that forced her to enter Vigo. Then he says the boat was interned because "the tide of the war having turned in the Allies' favour, the Spanish were not going to be seen cooperating too closely with the Germans". | On September 8, 1943, U-760 was sailing on the surface alongside the U-262 when they were attacked by a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 179/C) about 150 miles out of Cape of Finisterre. The U-760 arrived at Vigo harbor and was put under the supervision of the Spanish Navy cruiser Navarra. After 24 hours the boat had not left the harbor (the neutrality laws allowed this time frame for emergency repairs and such) and it was interned. |
| 145 | There are two inacuracies regarding U 760. Kemp says it was the attack by VB-103 on 12 August 1943 that forced her to enter Vigo. Then he says the boat was interned because "the tide of the war having turned in the Allies' favour, the Spanish were not going to be seen cooperating too closely with the Germans". | On September 8, 1943, U-760 was sailing on the surface alongside the U-262 when they were attacked by a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn 179/C) about 150 miles out of Cape of Finisterre. The U-760 arrived at Vigo harbor and was put under the supervision of the Spanish Navy cruiser Navarra. After 24 hours the boat had not left the harbor because means of repair were not available (the neutrality laws allowed this time frame for emergency repairs and such) and thus it was interned. |
| 152 | U-631: casualties listed as 53. | 54 men perished on the U-631. |
| 152 | U-841: casualties listed as 26. | 27 men perished on the U-841. |
| 152 | U-378: casualties listed as 52. | 48 men perished on the U-378. |
| 152 | U-378: Commander's name listed as "Mader". | His name was Mäder. |
| 153 | Date of loss for U-566 is listed as 24 October, 1941. | Correct date of loss is 24 October, 1943. |
| 153 | Position of loss for U-566 is listed as 31.12N, 09.31W | Correct position is 41.12N, 09.31W. |
| 153 | States the crew of U-566 was interned. | The crew was interned briefly but was released a few days later and returned to Brest. |
| 155 | U-405: Commander's name listed as "Rudolf Hopman". | His name was Rolf Hopmann. |
| 156 | U-226: Commander's name listed as "Gange". | His name was Gänge. |
| 157 | U-254: Commander's name listed as "?". | Her Commander was KL Georg Staats. |
| 157 | U-966 shot down Wellington T of 407 (Canadian) RAF Sq. | The only Wellington that U-966 shot at was 'B' of 612 Sq, who first found and attacked them. |
| 158 | U-536: Commander's name listed as "?". | Her Commander was KL Rolf Schauenburg. |
| 159 | U-600: Commander's name listed as "Zurmuhlin". | His name was Bernhard Zurmühlen. |
| 170 | U-7: Commander's name listed as "Schrenk". | Her Commander was OL Günther Loeschke. |
| 171 | U-713: casualties listed as 36. | 50 men perished on the U-713. |
| 172 | U-358: casualties listed as 43. | 50 men perished on the U-358. |
| 174 | U-973: casualties listed as 49. | 51 men perished on the U-973. |
| 177 | U-1013: said to be of type VIIC. | U-1013 was of Type VIIC/41. |
| 177 | U-1013: Commander's name listed as "Lincke". | His name was Linck. |
| 181 | U-254: Commander's name listed as "OL Frose". | His name was OL Wolfgang Schwarzkopf. |
| 183 | U-108: Commander's name listed as "?". | His name was Matthias Brünig. |
| 183 | U-550: Commander's name listed as "Hanert". | His name was Hänert. |
| 184 | U-311: said to be of type VII. | U-311 was of Type VIIC. |
| 186 | U-277: Commander's name listed as "Lubsen". | His name was Lübsen. |
| 191 | U-595: Commander's name listed as "Luhrs". | His name was Lührs. |
| 192 | U-292: said to be of type VIIC. | U-292 was of Type VIIC/41. |
| 196 | U-715: Commander's name listed as "Rottger". | His name was Röttger. |
| 197 | U-998: said to be of type VIIC. | U-998 was of Type VIIC/41. |
| 197 | U-423: Commander's name listed as "Hacklander". | His name was Hackländer. |
| 199 | U-317: said to be of type VIIC. | U-317 was of Type VIIC/41. |
| 199 | U-317: Commander's name listed as "Rahlff". | His name was Rahlf. |
| 201 | U-586: Commander's name listed as "Gotz". | His name was Hans Götze. |
| 202 | U-642: Commander's name listed as "Brunning". | His name was Brünning. |
| 202 | U-243: Commander's name listed as "Martens". | His name was Märtens. |
| 203 | U-361: Commander's name listed as "Klaus Becker". | His name was KL Hans Seidel. |
| 205 | U-239: Commander's name listed as "Voge". | His name was Vöge. |
| 205 | U-214: said to be of type VIIC. | She was of type VIID. |
| 212 | U-967: Commander's name listed as "Rorbach". | His name was OL Eberbach. |
| 212 | U-466: Commander's name listed as "Thater". | His name was Thäter. |
| 212 | U-9: Commander's name listed as "Klapdar". | His name was Klapdor. |
| 213 | U-984: Commander's name listed as "Hans Sieder". | His name was Heinz Sieder. |
| 215 | U-445: Commander's name listed as "von Trenberg". | His name was von Treuberg. |
| 215 | U-18: Commander's name listed as "Fiege". | His name was Fleige. |
| 215 | U-667: Commander's name listed as "Werner Lange". | His name was Karl-Heinz Lange. |
| 217 | U-484: Commander's name listed as "Schaffer". | His name was Schaefer. |
| 217 | U-19: Commander's name listed as "Oldenburg". | His name was Hubert Verpoorten. |
| 219 | U-596: Commander's name listed as "Korndorfer". | His name was Hans Kolbus. |
| 223 | U-673: Commander's name listed as "Gehrke". | His name was Gerke. |
| 223 | U-537: said to be of type IXC. | She was of type IXC/40. |
| 225 | U-416: Commander's name listed as "Eberhard Reiger". | His name was Christian Reich. |
| 226 | U-1209: Commander's name listed as "Hulsenbeck". | His name was Hülsenbeck. |
| 273 | In reference to U-333, "U-333, (page)107," | Should be, U-333, 207. |
143 errata entries located for title U-Boats Destroyed.