Horst Hamm joined the Kriegsmarine (German navy) in 1935. From August 1939 to May 1940 he served as the Second Watch Officer (2WO) on the U-26 spending 120 days at sea on four patrols. From June to August 1940 he served with the 1st U-boat Flotilla before being sent as First Watch Officer on the famous U-96 in September. With the U-96 Hamm went out on three patrols spending 70 days at sea. On his first patrol with this boat they sank five ships (37,037 GRT) and damaged two more (15,864). The second patrol was also successful but the third patrol saw the boat sink 7 ships with a total of 45,391 GRT. 190 days at sea during 7 patrols on two U-boats under very competent Commanders gave Hamm invaluable experience for his own command. He got his own boat on 7 April 1941 when he took command of the small school boat U-58 for 5 months. Hamm got his second boat, the larger U-562, on 4 September 1941. Hamm would take his U-562 out on eight patrols, 241 days at sea, from September 1941. During this time he sank six ships with a total of 37,287 GRT and damaged one merchant of 3,359 GRT. On 27 November 1941 U-562 passed the dangerous Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean.[2] The boat thus left the Atlantic for good, having completed one patrol there. Hamm and his entire crew of 49 men died when the U-562 was sunk in the Mediterranean north-east of Benghazi, Libya by depth charges from the British destroyer Isis, the British escort destroyer Hursley and a British Wellington aircraft.
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Bibliography
Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN1-55750-186-6.
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horst, hamm, march, 1916, february, 1943, german, boat, commander, world, born, 1916, march, 1916düsseldorf, german, empiredied19, february, 1943, 1943, aged, mediterranean, seaallegiance, nazi, germanyservice, branch, kriegsmarineyears, service1935, 43rankkap. Horst Hamm 17 March 1916 19 February 1943 was a German U boat commander 1 in World War II Horst HammBorn 1916 03 17 17 March 1916Dusseldorf German EmpireDied19 February 1943 1943 02 19 aged 26 Mediterranean SeaAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch KriegsmarineYears of service1935 43RankKapitanleutnantCommands heldU 58U 562Battles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Naval career 2 Ships attacked 3 See also 4 References 5 BibliographyNaval career EditHorst Hamm joined the Kriegsmarine German navy in 1935 From August 1939 to May 1940 he served as the Second Watch Officer 2WO on the U 26 spending 120 days at sea on four patrols From June to August 1940 he served with the 1st U boat Flotilla before being sent as First Watch Officer on the famous U 96 in September With the U 96 Hamm went out on three patrols spending 70 days at sea On his first patrol with this boat they sank five ships 37 037 GRT and damaged two more 15 864 The second patrol was also successful but the third patrol saw the boat sink 7 ships with a total of 45 391 GRT 190 days at sea during 7 patrols on two U boats under very competent Commanders gave Hamm invaluable experience for his own command He got his own boat on 7 April 1941 when he took command of the small school boat U 58 for 5 months Hamm got his second boat the larger U 562 on 4 September 1941 Hamm would take his U 562 out on eight patrols 241 days at sea from September 1941 During this time he sank six ships with a total of 37 287 GRT and damaged one merchant of 3 359 GRT On 27 November 1941 U 562 passed the dangerous Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean 2 The boat thus left the Atlantic for good having completed one patrol there Hamm and his entire crew of 49 men died when the U 562 was sunk in the Mediterranean north east of Benghazi Libya by depth charges from the British destroyer Isis the British escort destroyer Hursley and a British Wellington aircraft Ships attacked EditDate U boat Name of ship Nationality Tonnage Fate22 September 1941 U 562 Erna III United Kingdom 1 590 Sunk2 October 1941 U 562 Empire Wave United Kingdom 7 463 Sunk2 December 1941 U 562 Grelhead United Kingdom 4 274 Sunk29 April 1942 U 562 Alliance United Kingdom 81 Sunk14 July 1942 U 562 Adinda Netherlands 3 359 Damaged21 December 1942 U 562 Strathallan United Kingdom 23 722 SunkSee also EditList of people who disappeared mysteriously at seaReferences Edit Kapitanleutnant Horst Hamm uboat net Archived from the original on 11 November 2010 Retrieved 8 April 2014 Busch R Roll H J 1999 German U boat commanders of World War II Bibliography EditBusch Rainer Roll Hans Joachim 1999 German U boat commanders of World War II a biographical dictionary Translated by Brooks Geoffrey London Annapolis Md Greenhill Books Naval Institute Press ISBN 1 55750 186 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horst Hamm amp oldid 1057369141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
