The Men - U-boat Commanders

Hans Senkel

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 32)

Successes
3 ships sunk, total tonnage 12,146 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 6,466 GRT

Born	14 Jan 1910		Schönbrunn, Thüringen
Died	30 Oct 1942	(32)	Newfoundland

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Ranks

1 Sep 1935		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1936		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1937		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Mar 1940		Kapitänleutnant
1 Nov 1942		Korvettenkapitän (posthumous)

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-658	5 Nov 1941	30 Oct 1942 (+)	2 patrols (93 days)

Patrol info for Hans Senkel

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-658	7 Jul 1942	Kiel	12 Sep 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	68 days
2.	U-658	6 Oct 1942	St. Nazaire	30 Oct 1942	Sunk	Patrol 2,	25 days
2 patrols, 93 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans Senkel

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
13 Aug 1942	U-658		Medea	1,311		nl	WAT-13
17 Aug 1942	U-658		Fort la Reine	7,133		br	PG-6
17 Aug 1942	U-658		Laguna (d.)	6,466		br	PG-6
17 Aug 1942	U-658		Samir	3,702		ag	PG-6
				18,612
3 ships sunk (12,146 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,466 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links

German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders

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