German submarine U-238
Date Ship Name Nationality Tonnage ( GRT ) Fate
20 September 1943 Frederick Douglass United States 7,176 Damaged
20 September 1943 Theodore Dwight Weld United States 7,176 Sunk
23 September 1943 Fort Jemseg United Kingdom 7,134 Sunk
23 September 1943 Oregon Express Norway 3,642 Sunk
23 September 1943 Skjelbred Norway 5,096 Sunk
Summary of raiding history
German submarine U-238 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service in the Second World War. She was laid down on 21 April 1942, by Germaniawerft of Kiel as yard number 668, launched on 7 January 1943 and commissioned on 20 February, with Oberleutnant zur See Horst Hepp in command. Hepp commanded her for her entire career, receiving promotion to Kapitänleutnant in the process.