Hans-Joachim von Morstein

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 28)

Successes
1 warship a total loss, total tonnage 1,300 tons

Born	1 Aug 1909		Karlsruhe
Died	24 Jan 1984	(74)

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Ranks

10 Oct 1928		Seekadett
1 Jan 1930		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jun 1935		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Dec 1941		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd Class
		Iron Cross 1st Class
15 Dec 1944		German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-483	22 Dec 1943	9 May 1945	2 patrols (98 days)

Von Morstein apparently leaves naval service in 1937 or 1938; he is not listed in the 1938 Rangliste but is in the previous years edition as the second senior most Oberleutnant zur See. He then returns to naval service as a Kapitänleutnant (or possibly a Kapitänleutnant z.V.) in 1941.

Patrol info for Hans-Joachim von Morstein

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-483	31 Aug 1944	Kiel	2 Sep 1944	Horten		3 days
2.	U-483	5 Sep 1944	Horten	8 Sep 1944	Stavanger		4 days
3.	U-483	3 Oct 1944	Stavanger	21 Nov 1944	Bergen	Patrol 1,	50 days
4.	U-483	7 Feb 1945	Bergen	26 Mar 1945	Trondheim	Patrol 2,	48 days
2 patrols, 98 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans-Joachim von Morstein

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons	Convoy
1 Nov 1944	U-483	HMS Whitaker (K 580) (t.)	1,300	br	SC-159
	1,300
1 ship sunk (1,300 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

Date

U-boat

Name of ship

Tons

Nat.

Convoy

1 Nov 1944

U-483