Patrol info for U-550
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Feb 1944 | Kiel | 16 Apr 1944 | Lost | 71 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Klaus Hänert |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-550
We have 66 daily positions for the 71 days U-550 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 6 Feb 1944.
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Sunk on 16 Apr 1944.
Ships hit by U-550 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1944 | U-550 | Klaus Hänert |  | Pan Pennsylvania | 11,017 |  | am | CU-21 | A |
| 11,017 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (11,017 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-550 during this patrol
22 Feb 1944
A Catalina aircraft (RCAF Sqdn 162/S, pilot Flying Officer C. C. Cunningham) dropped four depth charges and strafed the boat south of Iceland, killing two men. The boat was lost on the same patrol on 16 April. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 560, )
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.