Patrol info for U-373
Date lookup for 25 Aug 1942
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Aug 1942 | La Pallice | 4 Oct 1942 | La Pallice | 60 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Paul-Karl Loeser |
1WO Oblt. Ulrich Pietsch |
WO Helmut Metz |
U-373's position on 25 Aug 1942
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-373 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Lohs (11 Aug 1942 - 21 Sep 1942)
Ships hit by U-373 on this date
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Attacks on U-373 during this patrol
25 Aug 1942
At 02.05 hrs, HNoMS Acanthus obtained a radar contact ahead and to port of convoy ONS 122 and shortly thereafter sighted U-373, which dived after two rounds were fired from the 4in gun. The corvette then dropped five depth charges, but had to return to the convoy shortly afterwards. U-373 was not damaged. (Sources: ADM reports, KTB U-373)
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