Order of battle for Convoy SC 7
U-boats
Table:
Name
Commander
Ships sunk
Ships damaged
Notes

U-38
Heinrich Liebe
1
1

U-46
Engelbert Endrass
3
0

U-48
Heinrich Bleichrodt
2
0

U-99
Otto Kretschmer
6
1

U-100
Joachim Schepke
0
3

U-101
Fritz Frauenheim
3
1

U-123
Karl-Heinz Moehle
4
0

U-124
Georg-Wilhelm Schulz
1
0

With reference to the accompanying table plus the relevant paragraphs provided.

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German submarine U-38 was a Type IXA U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II . Her keel was laid down on 15 April 1937 , by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen as yard number 943 . She was launched on 9 August 1938 and commissioned on 24 October with Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Liebe in command . U-38 conducted eleven patrols , as part of several flotillas . During her career , she sank over 30 enemy vessels and damaged a further one . U-38 ranks as one of the most successful U-boats in World War II . She was scuttled west of Wesermünde ( modern Bremerhaven ) on 5 May 1945 . Throughout the war , the U-Boat suffered no losses among her crew .
Heinrich Liebe ( 29 January 1908 - 27 July 1997 ) was a German naval officer during World War II . He served as a U-boat commander and then in the High Command of the Kriegsmarine . Liebe was credited with sinking of 34 ships for a total of 187,267 gross register tons ( GRT ) . He was a recipient of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany . It was the country 's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Liebe .
German submarine U-46 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II . She had a highly successful career during the war .
Engelbert Endrass ( German : Engelbert Endraß ) ( 2 March 1911 - 21 December 1941 ) was a German U-boat commander in World War II . He commanded the U-46 and the U-567 , being credited with sinking 22 ships on ten patrols , for a total of 118,528 gross register tons ( GRT ) of Allied shipping , to purportedly become the 23rd highest claiming U-boat commander of World War II . He was a recipient of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany . It was Germany 's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Endrass .
German submarine U-48 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II , and the most successful that was commissioned . During her two years of active service , U-48 sank 55 ships for a total of 321,000 tons ; she also damaged two more for a total of 12,000 tons over twelve war patrols conducted during the opening stages of the Battle of the Atlantic . U-48 was built at the Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 583 during 1938 and 1939 , being completed a few months before the outbreak of war in September 1939 and given to Kapitänleutnant ( Kptlt . ) Herbert Schultze . When war was declared , she was already in position in the North Atlantic , and received the news via radio , allowing her to operate immediately against Allied shipping .
Heinrich Bleichrodt ( 21 October 1909 - 9 January 1977 ) was one of the most successful German U-boat commanders of the Second World War . From October 1939 until retiring from front line service in December 1943 , he was credited with sinking 25 ships for a total of 152,320 gross register tons ( GRT ) . For this he received the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves , among other commendations . He earned the nickname Ajax during his time with the U-boats .
German submarine U-99 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II . She was laid down on 31 March 1939 at the Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 593 . She was launched on 12 March 1940 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Otto Kretschmer and was assigned to the 7th U-boat Flotilla based in Kiel and later in St Nazaire . U-99 was one of the most successful German U-boats in the war , sinking 38 ships for a total tonnage of 244,658 gross register tons ( GRT ) of Allied shipping in eight patrols . She damaged five more ships and took one vessel as a prize .
Otto Kretschmer ( 1 May 1912 - 5 August 1998 ) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War . From September 1939 until his surrender in March 1941 , he sank 47 ships , a total of 274,333 tons . For this he received the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords , among other awards . He earned the nickname Silent Otto both for his successful use of the silent running capability of U-boats as well as for his reluctance to transmit radio messages during patrols . After the war , he served in the German Federal Navy and retired in 1970 with the rank of Flottillenadmiral ( flotilla admiral ) .
German submarine U-100 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II . She , given her short-lived existence , was one of the most successful and deadly U-Boats to have served in the conflict .
Joachim Schepke ( 8 March 1912 - 17 March 1941 ) was a German U-boat commander during World War II . He was the seventh recipient of the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . It was Germany 's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Joachim Schepke . Schepke is credited with the sinking of 36 Allied ships . During his career , he gained notoriety among fellow U-boat commanders for exaggerating the tonnage of ships sunk .
German submarine U-101 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II . She had a highly successful career .
Fritz Frauenheim ( 9 January 1912 - 28 September 1969 ) was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War . From September 1939 until retiring from front line service in December 1940 , he sank 19 ships for a total of 78,853 gross register tons ( GRT ) , and damaged two others . For this he received the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German : Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes ) , among other commendations . The Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
German submarine U-123 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II . After that conflict , she became the French submarine Blaison ( Q165 ) until she was decommissioned on 18 August 1959 .
Karl-Heinz Moehle ( 31 July 1910 - 17 November 1996 ) was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War . From September 1939 until retiring from front line service in June 1941 , he sank 21 ships for a total of 93,197 gross register tons ( GRT ) . For this he received the Knight 's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German : Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes ) , among other commendations .
German submarine U-124 ( nickname Edelweisseboot ) was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine during World War II . She operated in the Atlantic as part of the 2nd U-boat flotilla , both west of Scotland and east of the eastern US coast . She was also present off northern South America . She was sunk with all hands west of Portugal in 1943 .
Georg-Wilhelm Schulz ( 10 March 1906 - 5 July 1986 ) was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War . From September 1939 until retiring from front line service in September 1941 , he sank 19 ships for a total of 89,885 gross register tons ( GRT ) . For this he received the Knight 's Cross , among other commendations .