Patrol info for U-371
Date lookup for 23 Feb 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Feb 1943 | La Spezia | 3 Mar 1943 | La Spezia | 18 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Waldemar Mehl |
ObStrm Helmut Plohr |
WO Ltn. Jürgen Hillmann |
U-371's position on 23 Feb 1943
Ships hit by U-371 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-371 | Waldemar Mehl |  | Fintra | 2,089 |  | br | Ropsley | A |
| 2,089 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (2,089 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-371 during this patrol
23 Feb 1943
At 14.06 hrs the boat was located by HMS Felixstowe after the sinking of Fintra, approx. 30 nautical miles ENE of Algiers. The minesweeper dropped 25 depth charges in six attacks between 14.10 and 15.08 hrs and observed air bubbles rising to the surface after the second and sixth passes. Her commander considered the U-boat sunk, but U-371 was undamaged and escaped by moving closer to the coast and heading east. (Sources: ADM 199/1784)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.