U-Boat Operations

U-147	Type IID
Feldpost Number	M 19 049
Construction Yard	Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number	276
Ordered	25th Sep 1939
Keel laid	10th Apr 1940
Launched	16th Nov 1940
Commissioned	11th Dec 1940
Baubelehrung	Baubelehrung U-Boote Ostsee, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
12.40 - 12.40	1.U-Flottille, Kiel Ausbildungsboot (under training)
12.40 - 02.41	22.U-Flottille, Gotenhafen Schulboot (training boat)
02.41 - 06.41	3.U-Flottille, La Pallice Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
12.40 - 04.41	KL Reinhard Hardegen see also: U-123
04.41 - 06.41	OL Eberhard Wetjen

Operations information for U-147
09.02.1941 - 16.02.1941 First Sailing U-147 left Kiel under the command of Reinhard Hardegen on 9th Feb 1941 and arrived at return on 16th Feb 1941 after one week.
22.02.1941 - 12.03.1941 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 22nd Feb 1941, U-147 left Bergen under the command of Reinhard Hardegen and after two and a half weeks arrived at return on 12th Mar 1941. Reinhard Hardegen hit one ship on this patrol from convoy HX-109. On 2nd Mar 1941 he sank the Norwegian 4,811 ton Augvald, sailing with convoy HX-109. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Augvald.
16.04.1941 - 11.05.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-147 departed under Eberhard Wetjen from Kiel on 16th Apr 1941 and arrived at return on 11th May 1941 after three and a half weeks. Eberhard Wetjen hit one ship on this patrol. On 27th Apr 1941 he sank the Norwegian 1,334 ton Rimfakse. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Rimfakse.
24.05.1941 - 02.06.1941 Fourth Sailing U-147 left Bergen under the command of Eberhard Wetjen on 24th May 1941 and after just over one week arrived at return on 2nd Jun 1941. Eberhard Wetjen hit two ships on this patrol, one was from convoy HX-127. On 31st May 1941 he fatally damaged the British 2,491 ton Gravelines, a member of convoy HX-127. On 2nd Jun 1941 he damaged the Belgian 4,996 ton Mokambo.

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