Josef Röther
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 14,063 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 7,191 GRT 1 ship a total loss, total tonnage 7,178 GRT |
Born | 7 Oct 1907 | Iserlohn / Westfalen, Germany | |
Died | 20 Feb 1988 | (80) | Iserlohn / Westfalen, Germany |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
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U-380 | 22 Dec 1941 | Nov, 1943 | 10 patrols (226 days) |
Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on date of death.
Röther apparently joined the navy in 1927 but only became an officer candidate in 1936. His age and experience resulted in his being promoted more rapidly during the war.
Patrol info for Josef Röther
U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
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1. | U-380 | 4 Aug 1942 | Kiel | 11 Aug 1942 | Trondheim | Patrol 1, | 8 days | |
2. | U-380 | 22 Aug 1942 | Trondheim | 7 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 1, | 47 days | |
3. | U-380 | 5 Nov 1942 | St. Nazaire | 19 Nov 1942 | La Spezia | Patrol 2, | 15 days | |
4. | U-380 | 28 Nov 1942 | La Spezia | 23 Dec 1942 | La Spezia | Patrol 3, | 26 days | |
5. | U-380 | 1 Feb 1943 | La Spezia | 6 Feb 1943 | La Spezia | Patrol 4, | 6 days | |
6. | U-380 | 10 Mar 1943 | La Spezia | 5 Apr 1943 | La Spezia | Patrol 5, | 27 days | |
7. | U-380 | 5 May 1943 | La Spezia | 16 May 1943 | La Spezia | Patrol 6, | 12 days | |
8. | U-380 | 7 Jun 1943 | La Spezia | 6 Jul 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 7, | 30 days | |
9. | U-380 | 11 Aug 1943 | Toulon | 7 Sep 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 8, | 28 days | |
10. | U-380 | 30 Sep 1943 | Toulon | 11 Oct 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 9, | 12 days | |
11. | U-380 | 28 Oct 1943 | Toulon | 11 Nov 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 10, | 15 days | |
10 patrols, 226 days at sea |
Ships hit by Josef Röther
Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | |||
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18 Sep 1942 | U-380 | Olaf Fostenes | 2,994 | nw | ||||
11 Nov 1942 | U-380 | Nieuw Zeeland | 11,069 | nl | Torch | |||
15 Mar 1943 | U-380 | Ocean Seaman (t.) | 7,178 | br | ET-14 | |||
23 Aug 1943 | U-380 | Pierre Soulé (d.) | 7,191 | am | ||||
28,432 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (21,241 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,191 tons). Legend |
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