Ernst Mengersen
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)
| Successes 12 ships sunk for a total of 68,071 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,190 tons 3 ships damaged for a total of 20,159 GRT |
| Born | 30 Jun 1912 | Bremke, Lippe | |
| Died | 6 Nov 1995 | (83) |
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Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-18 | 24 Nov 1939 | 2 Sep 1940 | 2 patrols (23 days) |
| U-143 | 18 Sep 1940 | 2 Nov 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-101 | 18 Nov 1940 | 31 Dec 1941 | 6 patrols (186 days) |
| U-607 | 29 Jan 1942 | 18 Apr 1943 | 3 patrols (148 days) |
Personal information
Ernst Mengersen began his naval career in 1933 and served on the cruiser Admiral Scheer and on the torpedo boat Tiger.
In April 1939 he transferred to the U-boat force and then spent nearly four years on board various U-boats. In June 1943 he became the commander of the 20th Flotilla in Pillau. During the last three months of the war he was in the 25th Flotilla, and in April 1945 he was chosen as the commander of the new 15th Flotilla.
Ernst Mengersen
Kapitänleutnant Mengersen among the crew of U-101 after patrol in December 1940.
Patrol info for Ernst Mengersen
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-18 | 18 Jan 1940 | Kiel | 26 Jan 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol 1, | 9 days | |
| 2. | U-18 | 11 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 24 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol 2, | 14 days | |
| 3. | U-18 | 27 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 28 Feb 1940 | Kiel | 2 days | ||
| 4. | U-101 | 24 Nov 1940 | Lorient | 7 Dec 1940 | Lorient | Patrol 3, | 14 days | |
| 5. | U-101 | 23 Jan 1941 | Lorient | 19 Feb 1941 | Lorient | Patrol 4, | 28 days | |
| 6. | U-101 | 24 Mar 1941 | Lorient | 2 May 1941 | Lorient | Patrol 5, | 40 days | |
| 7. | U-101 | 28 May 1941 | Lorient | 4 Jul 1941 | Lorient | Patrol 6, | 38 days | |
| 8. | U-101 | 7 Aug 1941 | Lorient | 4 Sep 1941 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 7, | 29 days | |
| 9. | U-101 | 4 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire | 6 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire | 3 days | ||
| 10. | U-101 | 11 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire | 16 Nov 1941 | Kiel | Patrol 8, | 37 days | |
| 11. | U-607 | 9 Jul 1942 | Kiel | 10 Jul 1942 | Kristiansand | 2 days | ||
| 12. | U-607 | 13 Jul 1942 | Kristiansand | 16 Aug 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 9, | 35 days | |
| 13. | U-607 | 8 Sep 1942 | St. Nazaire | 23 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 10, | 46 days | |
| 14. | U-607 | 2 Jan 1943 | St. Nazaire | 9 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 11, | 67 days | |
| 11 patrols, 357 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Ernst Mengersen
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 23 Jan, 1940 | U-18 | Bisp | 1,000 |  | nw | ||
| 30 Nov, 1940 | U-101 | Aracataca | 5,378 |  | br | ||
| 1 Dec, 1940 | U-101 | Appalachee | 8,826 | | br | HX-90 | |
| 1 Dec, 1940 | U-101 | Loch Ranza | 4,958 | | br | HX-90 | damaged |
| 2 Dec, 1940 | U-101 | Kavak | 2,782 | | br | HX-90 | |
| 2 Dec, 1940 | U-101 | Lady Glanely | 5,497 | | br | HX-90 | |
| 14 Feb, 1941 | U-101 | Holystone | 5,462 | | br | OB-284 | |
| 17 Feb, 1941 | U-101 | Gairsoppa | 5,237 | | br | SL-64 | |
| 4 Jun, 1941 | U-101 | Trecarrell | 5,271 | | br | OB-327 | |
| 9 Jun, 1941 | U-101 | Trevarrack | 5,270 | | br | OB-329 | |
| 18 Oct, 1941 | U-101 | HMS Broadwater (H 81) | 1,190 | | br | SC-48 | |
| 26 Jul, 1942 | U-607 | Empire Rainbow | 6,942 | | br | ON-113 | damaged |
| 4 Aug, 1942 | U-607 | Belgian Soldier | 7,167 |  | be | ON-115 | |
| 14 Oct, 1942 | U-607 | Nellie | 4,826 |  | gr | SC-104 | |
| 26 Jan, 1943 | U-607 | Kollbjørg | 8,259 | | nw | HX-223 | damaged |
| 15 Feb, 1943 | U-607 | Atlantic Sun | 11,355 |  | am | ON-165 | |
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* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
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