Patrol info for U-311
Date lookup for 19 Mar 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Mar 1944 | Brest | 22 Apr 1944 | Lost | 47 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Joachim Zander |
U-311's position on 19 Mar 1944
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-311 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Preussen (19 Mar 1944 - 22 Mar 1944)
Ships hit by U-311 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1944 | U-311 | Joachim Zander |  | Seakay | 10,342 |  | am | CU-17 | A |
| 10,342 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (10,342 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-311 during this patrol
19 Mar 1944
Despite being hunted for hours by the escorts of the large tanker convoy CU 17, U-311 penetrated the defences and sank the large US steam tanker Seakay in the Atlantic west of Lands End, eluding the escorts afterwards. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 506)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.