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Patrol info for U-514

Date lookup for 28 Sep 1942


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
15 Aug 1942Kristiansand9 Nov 1942Lorient87 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Hans-Jürgen Auffermann

U-514's position on 28 Sep 1942

Ships hit by U-514 on this date

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
28 Sep 1942U-514Hans-Jürgen Auffermann Ozório (t.)2,730bzA
28 Sep 1942U-514Hans-Jürgen Auffermann Lages (t.)5,472bzB
 8,202

2 ships sunk (8,202 tons).

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Attacks on U-514 during this patrol

28 Sep 1942
During the night of 27/28 Sep. 1942, U-514 carried out two successful attacks on a small convoy of four merchant ships escorted by USS Roe (DD 418) while on the surface off the Amazon estuary. At 01.10 hrs, the U-boat had been forced to dive after being fired on by the Brazilian steam merchant Imediato João Silva, but succeeded in leaving the area without being attacked by the escort.

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