Patrol info for U-566
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
8 Apr 1942 | Brest | 30 Jun 1942 | Brest | 84 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
Kptlt. Dietrich Borchert |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Joachim Klaus |
2WO Hans Johannsen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-566
We have 82 daily positions for the 84 days U-566 was at sea.
Departure from Brest on 8 Apr 1942.
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Arrival at Brest on 30 Jun 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-566 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Pfadfinder (21 May 1942 - 27 May 1942)
Ships hit by U-566 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jun 1942 | U-566 | Dietrich Borchert | Westmoreland | 8,967 | br | A | |||
8,967 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (8,967 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-566 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.