Patrol info for U-238
Date lookup for 27 Nov 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 11 Nov 1943 | Brest | 12 Dec 1943 | Brest | 32 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Horst Hepp |
U-238's position on 27 Nov 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-238 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Schill 2 (17 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943)
Weddigen (22 Nov 1943 - 1 Dec 1943)
Ships hit by U-238 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1943
27 Nov 1943. U-238 rescued two pilots from a Wellington bomber from 172 Sqdn RAF which had been shot down by U-764.
27 Nov 1943. U-238 rescued two British airmen from a rubber dinghy in the North Atlantic about 380 miles west of Lisbon, Portugal at 2212hrs. They were from the Wellington Mk.XIV HF153 (172 Sqn RAF/O, pilot P/O T.B. Wilkin) which had been on anti-submarine patrol and shot down by AA fire when it attacked the nearby U-764 at 2130hrs.
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Attacks on U-238 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.