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-boatFromTo
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 1942U-658 Medea1,311nlWAT-13
17 Aug 1942U-658 Fort la Reine7,133brPG-6
17 Aug 1942U-658 Laguna (d.)6,466brPG-6
17 Aug 1942U-658 Samir3,702agPG-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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