CC67 U - Boat Commander U - 732 Captain CARLSEN Signed Wellington WWII RAF Cover
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'U-Boat Encounter' signed by Oberleutnant zur See Claus-Peter Carlsen
JS(CC)67 RAF cover showing a Coastal Command Vickers Wellington of No 36 Squadron over a German Type VII U-Boat bearing a single Royal Mail Submarine stamp cancelled on the first day of issue with our BFPS sponsored postmark for the Centenary of the Royal Navy Submarine Service 1901-2001. This cover has been personally signed by Oberleutnant zur... See Claus-Peter Carlsen.
Oberleutnant zur See Claus-Peter Carlsen
Born Berlin 07.10.1919
Crew 1937b / Oberleutnant zur See 01.04.1942 Claus-Peter Carlsen’s navy career started as a Watch Officer aboard fleet escort vessel F7 in December 1939 and in April 1940 he became First Watch Officer with the 13th Minesweeping Flotilla. He was accepted for the U-boat force in February 1941 and after six months training he joined the newly commissioned U-251 as First Watch Officer, under the command of Kptlt Heinrich Timm, who was later awarded the Knight’s Cross. After six months training and sea trials, U-251 went on patrol and sank SS Jutland and also attacked Convoy PQ-17, sinking one ship. In July 1942 he left U-251 to take the U-Boat Commander’s course and on 24 October 1942 was given command of U-732 which had just come into service. After six months as a 8.U-Flottille training boat, U-732 embarked on its first patrol on 8 April 1943. On the 16 April the aircraft was attacked by RAF aircraft twice causing slight damage, it was attacked by the RAF again on the 19th and then the FAA on the 23rd but escaped unscathed, however on the 2 May 1943 a USAAF aircraft caused significant damage, causing U-732 to return to Brest for repairs on the 15 May 1943. On 10 June 1943 U-732 left for a second patrol returning to Brest on the 31 August. Having set out for a third patrol on 17 October 1943, U-732 was sunk on 31 October 1943 in the mid-Atlantic near Tangier, by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Imperialist and the destroyer HMS Douglas. Carlsen was one of the 18 survivors from the crew of 49 and taken POW. Upon reaching Gibraltar the commander of the British Naval Base HMS Rooke put Carlsen aboard HMS Hart, which took him close to U-732 sinking position to pay his last respects to the dead crew members of his U-boat. He placed a bouquet of flowers in the water with the words: ‘In memoriam of U-732 and her dead members of the crew. The commander and his crew members, who survived.’ He was freed on 1 November 1947. U-boat Commands:
U-732 01.03.1944 – 08.05.1945 3 patrols (134 days).
Official special, numbered and certified on reverse. We usually have lots of other items up for sale so why not have a look
JS(CC)67 RAF cover showing a Coastal Command Vickers Wellington of No 36 Squadron over a German Type VII U-Boat bearing a single Royal Mail Submarine stamp cancelled on the first day of issue with our BFPS sponsored postmark for the Centenary of the Royal Navy Submarine Service 1901-2001. This cover has been personally signed by Oberleutnant zur... See Claus-Peter Carlsen.
Oberleutnant zur See Claus-Peter Carlsen
Born Berlin 07.10.1919
Crew 1937b / Oberleutnant zur See 01.04.1942 Claus-Peter Carlsen’s navy career started as a Watch Officer aboard fleet escort vessel F7 in December 1939 and in April 1940 he became First Watch Officer with the 13th Minesweeping Flotilla. He was accepted for the U-boat force in February 1941 and after six months training he joined the newly commissioned U-251 as First Watch Officer, under the command of Kptlt Heinrich Timm, who was later awarded the Knight’s Cross. After six months training and sea trials, U-251 went on patrol and sank SS Jutland and also attacked Convoy PQ-17, sinking one ship. In July 1942 he left U-251 to take the U-Boat Commander’s course and on 24 October 1942 was given command of U-732 which had just come into service. After six months as a 8.U-Flottille training boat, U-732 embarked on its first patrol on 8 April 1943. On the 16 April the aircraft was attacked by RAF aircraft twice causing slight damage, it was attacked by the RAF again on the 19th and then the FAA on the 23rd but escaped unscathed, however on the 2 May 1943 a USAAF aircraft caused significant damage, causing U-732 to return to Brest for repairs on the 15 May 1943. On 10 June 1943 U-732 left for a second patrol returning to Brest on the 31 August. Having set out for a third patrol on 17 October 1943, U-732 was sunk on 31 October 1943 in the mid-Atlantic near Tangier, by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Imperialist and the destroyer HMS Douglas. Carlsen was one of the 18 survivors from the crew of 49 and taken POW. Upon reaching Gibraltar the commander of the British Naval Base HMS Rooke put Carlsen aboard HMS Hart, which took him close to U-732 sinking position to pay his last respects to the dead crew members of his U-boat. He placed a bouquet of flowers in the water with the words: ‘In memoriam of U-732 and her dead members of the crew. The commander and his crew members, who survived.’ He was freed on 1 November 1947. U-boat Commands:
U-732 01.03.1944 – 08.05.1945 3 patrols (134 days).
Official special, numbered and certified on reverse. We usually have lots of other items up for sale so why not have a look
