Seehausen, Gerhard (U-66)

Date of birth:: July 29th, 1917 (Borstel, Nienburg)
Date of death:: May 6th, 1944 (West of Cape Verde Islands)
Buried on:: German Submarines Memorial
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:: German

Biography

Crew 37a
Promotions:
03.04.1937: Offiziersanwärter
21.09.1937: Seekadett
01.05.1938: Fähnrich zur See
01.07.1939: Oberfähnrich zur See
01.08.1939: Leutnant zur See
01.09.1941: Oberleutnant zur See
01.06.1944: Kapitänleutnant (posthumous)

Career:
00.08.1939-00.10.1940: WO, "Gneisenau"
00.10.1940-00.03.1941: U-Lehrdivision
00.03.1941-00.02.1942: Instructor, Torpedoschule, Mürwik
00.02.1942-00.04.1942: Baubelehrung
00.04.1942-00.05.1943: I.WO, U-418
00.05.1943-00.07.1943: Kommandant Lehrgang
00.07.1943-29.07.1943: Kdt, U-68: no war patrol
02.09.1943-06.05.1944: Kdt, U-66 : 1 patrol (112 days)
06.05.1944: U-66 was gunned at 0436 G.C.T. by the "Avenger" flown by Lt J.J. SELLARS from the CVE U.S.S "Block Island" commanded by Capt. F.M. HUGHES then shelled and rammed by the destroyer U.S.S. "Buckley" commanded by Lt Comdr. B.M. ABEL
Crew :
24 KIA and 36 survivors

Successes:
4 ships sunk, total tonnage 19,754 GRT