| Operations information for U-652 |
19.06.1941 - 20.06.1941
First Sailing
U-652 left Kiel under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz on 19th Jun 1941 and arrived at Horten on 20th Jun 1941 after one day.
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29.06.1941 - 03.07.1941
Second Sailing
On the 29th Jun 1941, U-652 left Horten under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz and after four days arrived at Trondheim on 3rd Jul 1941.
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17.07.1941 - 22.07.1941
Third Sailing
U-652 departed under Georg-Werner Fraatz from Trondheim on 17th Jul 1941 and arrived at Bökfjord on 22nd Jul 1941 after five days.
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23.07.1941 - 07.08.1941
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-652 left Bökfjord under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz on 23rd Jul 1941 and after just over two weeks arrived at Kirkenes on 7th Aug 1941.
Georg-Werner Fraatz hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 6th Aug 1941 he sank the Soviet 558 ton PS-70, ex Kapitan Voronin.
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09.08.1941 - 13.08.1941
Fifth Sailing
On the 9th Aug 1941, U-652 left Kirkenes under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz and arrived at Trondheim on 13th Aug 1941 after four days.
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23.08.1941 - 18.09.1941
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-652 departed under Georg-Werner Fraatz from Trondheim on 23rd Aug 1941 and after more than three weeks arrived at Lorient on 18th Sep 1941.
Georg-Werner Fraatz hit three ships on this patrol, two of these ships were in convoy, both of them were from convoy SC-42.-
On 26th Aug 1941 he damaged the British 10,917 ton Southern Prince.
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On 10th Sep 1941 he damaged the British 3,410 ton Baron Pentland, sailing with convoy SC-42.
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On 10th Sep 1941 he damaged the British 6,508 ton Tahchee, a member of convoy SC-42.
You can find more about convoy SC-42 at the warsailors.com page on convoy SC-42.
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01.11.1941 - 12.12.1941
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-652 left Lorient under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz on 1st Nov 1941 and arrived at Messina on 12th Dec 1941 after nearly six weeks.
Georg-Werner Fraatz hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 9th Dec 1941 he sank the French 1,595 ton St Denis.
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14.12.1941 - 01.01.1942
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 14th Dec 1941, U-652 left Messina under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz and after two and a half weeks arrived at La Spezia on 1st Jan 1942.
Georg-Werner Fraatz hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 19th Dec 1941 he sank the Soviet 6,557 ton Varlaam Avanesov.
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05.02.1942 - 16.02.1942
Ninth Sailing
U-652 departed under Georg-Werner Fraatz from La Spezia on 5th Feb 1942 and arrived at Salamis on 16th Feb 1942 after one and a half weeks.
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21.02.1942 - 01.03.1942
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-652 left Salamis under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz on 21st Feb 1942 and returned to Salamis on 1st Mar 1942 after just over one week on patrol.
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12.03.1942 - 14.03.1942
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 12th Mar 1942, U-652 left Salamis under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz and arrived back at Salamis on 14th Mar 1942 after two days on patrol.
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18.03.1942 - 31.03.1942
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-652 departed under Georg-Werner Fraatz from Salamis on 18th Mar 1942 and after nearly two weeks arrived at Pola on 31st Mar 1942.
Georg-Werner Fraatz hit two ships on this patrol.-
On 20th Mar 1942 he sank the British 1,050 ton HMS Heythrop.
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On 26th Mar 1942 he sank the British 1,690 ton HMS Jaguar.
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25.05.1942 - 02.06.1942
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-652 left Pola under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz on 25th May 1942. On the 2nd Jun 1942, U-652 was sunk.
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