Patrol info for U-231
Date lookup for 22 Apr 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 Apr 1943 | Kiel | 31 May 1943 | La Pallice | 49 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Wolfgang Wenzel |
U-231's position on 22 Apr 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-231 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Star (27 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Fink (4 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
Elbe (7 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
Elbe 1 (10 May 1943 - 14 May 1943)
Mosel (19 May 1943 - 22 May 1943)
Ships hit by U-231 on this date
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-231 during this patrol
22 Apr 1943
03.00 hrs, SE of Iceland: a British Catalina flying boat (190 Sqn RAF/T) strafed U-231 and dropped two bombs. The boat was undamaged, but one man was lost overboard. [Obersteuermann Walter Krause]
At 12.29 hrs, a second Catalina (190 Sqn RAF/E) dropped four bombs, this time with no effect.
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