Patrol info for U-505
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 Oct 1942 | Lorient | 12 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 70 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Peter Zschech |
1WO Oblt. Thilo Bode |
2WO Gottfried Stolzenburg |
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Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-505
We have daily positions for all 70 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 4 Oct 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 12 Dec 1942.
Ships hit by U-505 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1942 | U-505 | Peter Zschech | Ocean Justice | 7,173 |  | br | A | ||
| 7,173 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (7,173 tons). | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
22 Nov 1942. U-505 met U-tanker U-462 in order to transfer the IIWO, who had been wounded in an attack on the boat on 10 November. U-505 also took the opportunity to take on fuel and a Metox device.
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Attacks on U-505 during this patrol
10 Nov 1942
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Hudson V9253 (53 Sqn RAF/L, pilot F/S R.R. Sillcock, RAAF)
The II WO and a lookout were seriously wounded in a surprise air attack out of low cloud by a Hudson bomber SE of Trinidad. Four depth charges were released and a direct hit was scored, but the explosion also destroyed the aircraft and the five aircrew. Heavy damage cased the boat to abandon the patrol. 12 days later the II WO was transferred to the milch cow U-462.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.