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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-852Type IXD2
Feldpost NumberM 52 771
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1058
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid15th Apr 1942
Launched28th Jan 1943
Commissioned15th Jun 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
06.43 - 01.444.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.44 - 05.4412.U-Flottille, Bordeaux
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
06.43 - 05.44KL Heinz-Wilhelm Eck

Operations information for U-852
18.01.1944 - 03.05.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-852 left Kiel under the command of Heinz-Wilhelm Eck on 18th Jan 1944. On the 3rd May 1944, U-852 was sunk.
Heinz-Wilhelm Eck hit two ships on this patrol.
  • On 13th Mar 1944 he sank the Greek 4,695 ton Peleus.
  • On 1st Apr 1944 he sank the British 5,277 ton Dahomian.

Notes for U-852


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2 relevant ships here:

PELEUS

DAHOMIAN

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