Helmut Hagemann, Seaman, was lost at sea in the service to his country, on May 14, 1943. He was a member of the crew of German U boat U-640 under Commandant Karl-Heinz Nagel. This U-boat was a Type VIIC class, built by Blohm & Voss out of Hamburg, Germany. It was built for Nazi Germany for service during World War II. Commissioned on Sept. 17, 1942, the U-boat took part in only one wolfpack patrols. During this patrol, no enemy ships were sunk. The U-boat was 220 feet in length and carried a crew of four officers and up to 56 enlisted men. Five torpedo tubes were used; 14 torpedoes were carried onboard. The U boat had a range of 8,500 nautical miles. The submarine was fatally hit by a depth charge from the US Catalina of VP-84 on May 14, 1943 and all hands were lost. This occurred in the Atlantic Ocean at 60.32N, 31.05W.
Helmut Hagemann, Seaman, was lost at sea in the service to his country, on May 14, 1943. He was a member of the crew of German U boat U-640 under Commandant Karl-Heinz Nagel. This U-boat was a Type VIIC class, built by Blohm & Voss out of Hamburg, Germany. It was built for Nazi Germany for service during World War II. Commissioned on Sept. 17, 1942, the U-boat took part in only one wolfpack patrols. During this patrol, no enemy ships were sunk. The U-boat was 220 feet in length and carried a crew of four officers and up to 56 enlisted men. Five torpedo tubes were used; 14 torpedoes were carried onboard. The U boat had a range of 8,500 nautical miles. The submarine was fatally hit by a depth charge from the US Catalina of VP-84 on May 14, 1943 and all hands were lost. This occurred in the Atlantic Ocean at 60.32N, 31.05W.
Inscription
German U Boat Mariner; died at sea and body not recovered. THe Memorial records death on May 17, 1943. War records indicate a date of May 14, 1943.
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German submarine U-640
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