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 | This article contains a translation of Joachim Schepke from de.wikipedia. Translated on 2 November 2006. |
Comment
editPerhaps some better sourcing would help the article improve. The story of his death is quite dramatic and ought be sourced. JBEvans 18:00, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
Ships purportedly attacked
editMoving here for storage as cited to a self-published source / possibly dubious.
As commander of U-3, U-19 and U-100, Schepke is credited with the sinking of 36 ships for a total of 153,677 gross register tons (GRT), further damaging four ships of 17,229 GRT and additionally damaging one more ship so heavily that it was a total loss of 2,205 GRT.
| Date | U-boat | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage GRT |
Fate[1][2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1939 | U-3 | Vendia |  Denmark
|
1,150 | Sunk |
| 30 September 1939 | U-3 | Gun |  Sweden
|
1,198 | Sunk |
| 9 January 1940 | U-19 | Manx |  Norway
|
1,343 | Sunk |
| 23 January 1940 | U-19 | Battanglia |  United Kingdom
|
1,523 | Sunk |
| 23 January 1940 | U-19 | Pluto | Denmark
|
1,598 | Sunk |
| 25 January 1940 | U-19 | Everene | Denmark
|
4,434 | Sunk |
| 25 January 1940 | U-19 | Gudveig | Denmark
|
1,300 | Sunk |
| 19 March 1940 | U-19 | Charkow | Denmark
|
1,026 | Sunk |
| 19 March 1940 | U-19 | Minsk | Denmark
|
1,229 | Sunk |
| 20 March 1940 | U-19 | Bothal | Denmark
|
2,109 | Sunk |
| 20 March 1940 | U-19 | Viking | Denmark
|
1,153 | Sunk |
| 16 August 1940 | U-100 | Empire Merchant | United Kingdom
|
4,864 | Sunk |
| 25 August 1940 | U-100 | Jamaica Pioneer | United Kingdom
|
5,471 | Sunk |
| 29 August 1940 | U-100 | Dalblair | United Kingdom
|
4,608 | Sunk |
| 29 August 1940 | U-100 | Hartismere | United Kingdom
|
5,498 | Damaged |
| 29 August 1940 | U-100 | Astra II | United Kingdom
|
2,393 | Sunk |
| 29 August 1940 | U-100 | Alida Gorthon | Sweden
|
2,373 | Sunk |
| 29 August 1940 | U-100 | Empire Moose | United Kingdom
|
6,103 | Sunk |
| 21 September 1940 | U-100 | Canonesa | United Kingdom
|
8,286 | Sunk |
| 21 September 1940 | U-100 | Torinia | United Kingdom
|
10,364 | Sunk |
| 21 September 1940 | U-100 | Dalcairn | United Kingdom
|
4,608 | Sunk |
| 22 September 1940 | U-100 | Empire Airman | United Kingdom
|
6,586 | Sunk |
| 22 September 1940 | U-100 | Scholar | United Kingdom
|
3,940 | Sunk |
| 22 September 1940 | U-100 | Frederick S. Fales | United Kingdom
|
10,525 | Sunk |
| 22 September 1940 | U-100 | Simla | Norway
|
6,031 | Sunk |
| 18 October 1940 | U-100 | Shekatika | United Kingdom
|
5,458 | Damaged |
| 18 October 1940 | U-100 | Boekelo |  Netherlands
|
2,118 | Damaged |
| 19 October 1940 | U-100 | Blairspey | United Kingdom
|
4,155 | Damaged |
| 20 October 1940 | U-100 | Caprella | United Kingdom
|
8,230 | Sunk |
| 20 October 1940 | U-100 | Sitala | United Kingdom
|
6,218 | Sunk |
| 20 October 1940 | U-100 | Loch Lomond | United Kingdom
|
5,452 | Sunk |
| 23 November 1940 | U-100 | Justitia | United Kingdom
|
4,562 | Sunk |
| 23 November 1940 | U-100 | Bradfyne | United Kingdom
|
4,740 | Sunk |
| 23 November 1940 | U-100 | Ootmarsum | Netherlands
|
3,628 | Sunk |
| 23 November 1940 | U-100 | Bruse | Norway
|
2,205 | Total Loss |
| 23 November 1940 | U-100 | Salonica | Norway
|
2,694 | Sunk |
| 23 November 1940 | U-100 | Leise Maersk | United Kingdom
|
3,136 | Sunk |
| 23 November 1940 | U-100 | Bussum | Netherlands
|
3,636 | Sunk |
| 14 December 1940 | U-100 | Kyleglen | United Kingdom
|
3,670 | Sunk |
| 14 December 1940 | U-100 | Euphorbia | United Kingdom
|
3,380 | Sunk |
| 18 December 1940 | U-100 | Napier Star | United Kingdom
|
10,116 | Sunk |
References
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-3". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-19". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-100". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
Is the date of the Iron Cross 2nd Class correct
editIs the date of the Iron Cross 2nd Class correct? All other U-boat commanders get it not bevor September 1939. --GT1976 (talk) 19:17, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
Death
editI noticed two issues with the section on his death: 1. The number of crew comes to 44, but the U-100 page states it was 56. Which is correct? 2. It seems unlikely there's a reliable witness for the unusual way he died, and the book cited as a source isn't in the bibliography. Is there a good source? CohenTheBohemian (talk) 02:56, 27 October 2021 (UTC)