| Operations information for U-625 |
01.10.1942 - 08.10.1942
First Sailing
U-625 left Kiel under the command of Hans Benker on 1st Oct 1942 and arrived at Skjomenfjord on 8th Oct 1942 after one week.
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04.11.1942 - 29.11.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 4th Nov 1942, U-625 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Hans Benker and after three and a half weeks arrived at Narvik on 29th Nov 1942.
Hans Benker hit three ships on this patrol, one was from convoy QP-15.-
On 6th Nov 1942 he sank the British 5,445 ton Chulmleigh.
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On 6th Nov 1942 he sank the British 7,455 ton Empire Sky.
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On 23rd Nov 1942 he sank the British 5,851 ton Goolistan, sailing with convoy QP-15.
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30.11.1942 - 02.12.1942
Third Sailing
U-625 departed under Hans Benker from Narvik on 30th Nov 1942 and arrived at Bergen on 2nd Dec 1942 after two days.
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23.12.1942 - 25.12.1942
Fourth Sailing
U-625 left Bergen under the command of Hans Benker on 23rd Dec 1942 and after two days arrived at Narvik on 25th Dec 1942.
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30.12.1942 - 06.02.1943
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 30th Dec 1942, U-625 left Narvik under the command of Hans Benker and arrived back at Narvik five and a half weeks later on 6th Feb 1943.
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07.02.1943 - 11.02.1943
Sixth Sailing
U-625 departed under Hans Benker from Narvik on 7th Feb 1943 and after four days arrived at Bergen on 11th Feb 1943.
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17.03.1943 - 16.04.1943
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-625 left Bergen under the command of Hans Benker on 17th Mar 1943 and arrived at Hammerfest on 16th Apr 1943 after over four weeks.
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26.04.1943 - 31.05.1943
Eighth Sailing
On the 26th Apr 1943, U-625 left Hammerfest under the command of Hans Benker and after five weeks arrived at Narvik on 31st May 1943.
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10.06.1943 - 11.06.1943
Ninth Sailing
U-625 departed under Hans Benker from Narvik on 10th Jun 1943 and arrived at Hammerfest on 11th Jun 1943 after one day.
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21.06.1943 - 28.06.1943
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-625 left Hammerfest under the command of Hans Benker on 21st Jun 1943 and after one week arrived at Narvik on 28th Jun 1943.
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29.06.1943 - 30.06.1943
Eleventh Sailing
On the 29th Jun 1943, U-625 left Narvik under the command of Hans Benker and arrived at Trondheim on 30th Jun 1943 after one day.
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12.07.1943 - 27.07.1943
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-625 departed under Hans Benker from Trondheim on 12th Jul 1943 and after just over two weeks arrived at Narvik on 27th Jul 1943.
U-625 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship.
The 557 ton Soviet T-904/No 58, ex RT-94 was sunk by a mine on 25th Jul 1943.
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04.08.1943 - 05.08.1943
Thirteenth Sailing
U-625 left Narvik under the command of Hans Benker on 4th Aug 1943 and arrived at Tromsö on 5th Aug 1943 after one day.
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05.08.1943 - 06.08.1943
Fourteenth Sailing
On the 5th Aug 1943, U-625 left Tromsö under the command of Hans Benker and after one day arrived at Hammerfest on 6th Aug 1943.
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07.08.1943 - 20.08.1943
Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-625 departed under Hans Benker from Hammerfest on 7th Aug 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 20th Aug 1943 after nearly two weeks.
U-625 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship.
The 382 ton Soviet Shkval was sunk by a mine on 25th Aug 1943.
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21.08.1943 - 23.08.1943
Sixteenth Sailing
U-625 left Narvik under the command of Hans Benker on 21st Aug 1943 and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 23rd Aug 1943.
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04.11.1943 - 08.11.1943
Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 4th Nov 1943, U-625 left Trondheim under the command of Hans Benker and arrived back at Trondheim four days later on 8th Nov 1943.
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15.11.1943 - 06.01.1944
Eighteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-625 departed under Hans Benker from Trondheim on 15th Nov 1943 and after seven and a half weeks arrived at Brest on 6th Jan 1944.
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29.02.1944 - 10.03.1944
Nineteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-625 left Brest under the command of Siegfried Straub on 29th Feb 1944. The boat was sunk on 10th Mar 1944.
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