Patrol info for U-66
Date lookup for 21 Mar 1944
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
16 Jan 1944 | Lorient | 6 May 1944 | Lost | 112 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Gerhard Seehausen |
U-66's position on 21 Mar 1944
Ships hit by U-66 on this date
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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21 Mar 1944 | U-66 | Gerhard Seehausen | Matadian | 4,275 | br | A | |||
4,275 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,275 tons). Legend |
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Attacks on U-66 during this patrol
21 Mar 1944
British patrol boats attacked U-66 after she sank the British tanker Matadian. The boat bottomed on the muddy seabed before escaping. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 546)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.