Patrol info for U-953
Date lookup for 11 Jan 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 26 Dec 1943 | La Pallice | 20 Feb 1944 | La Pallice | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach |
1WO Gustav Bischoff |
WO Oblt. Ernst Reimann |
WO training Oblt. Günter Ruperti |
U-953's position on 11 Jan 1944
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-953 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Borkum (1 Jan 1944 - 3 Jan 1944)
Borkum 3 (3 Jan 1944 - 13 Jan 1944)
Ships hit by U-953 on this date
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Attacks on U-953 during this patrol
11 Jan 1944
The boat fired a T-5 homing torpedo at a corvette, which missed, and was then hunted for 13 hours by escorts with depth charges and Hedgehogs. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 491)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.