Hans Ibbeken

Kapitän zur See (Crew 18)

Successes
6 ships sunk, total tonnage 47,097 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 6,348 GRT

Born	20 Sep 1899		Schleswig
Died	1 Sep 1971	(71)

Ranks

April 1918		Seekadett
21 Feb 1920		Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1921		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1922		Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1925		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1933		Kapitänleutnant
1 Oct 1936		Korvettenkapitän
1 Apr 1940		Fregattenkapitän
1 Jun 1942		Kapitän zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-27	12 Aug 1936	4 Oct 1937	No war patrols
U-178	14 Feb 1942	21 Feb 1943	1 patrol (125 days)

Kapitän zur See Hans Ibbeken was one of the oldest U-boat commanders of WWII to depart on patrol when he took his boat, U-178, out from Kiel, Germany on 8 Sept 1942. Ibbeken was almost 43 years old at the time. He returned to base 125 days later on 10 Jan 1943 having sunk 6 ships for over 53,000 tons.

Sources

Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).
Rohwer, J. (1998). Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two.

Patrol info for Hans Ibbeken

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-178	8 Sep 1942	Kiel	10 Jan 1943	Bordeaux	Patrol 1,	125 days

Ships hit by Hans Ibbeken

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons
10 Oct 1942	U-178	Duchess of Atholl	20,119	br
1 Nov 1942	U-178	Mendoza	8,233	br
4 Nov 1942	U-178	Hai Hing	2,561	nw
4 Nov 1942	U-178	Trekieve	5,244	br
13 Nov 1942	U-178	Louise Moller	3,764	br
15 Nov 1942	U-178	Adviser (d.)	6,348	br
27 Nov 1942	U-178	Jeremiah Wadsworth	7,176	am
			53,445
6 ships sunk (47,097 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,348 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.