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Patrol info for U-608


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
20 Oct 1942St. Nazaire9 Dec 1942St. Nazaire51 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Rolf Struckmeier
1WO

Ltn. Karl-Ernst Kaiser
2WO

Ltn. Rudolf Schultze

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-608


We have daily positions for all 51 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-608 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
16 Nov 1942U-608Rolf Struckmeier Irish Pine5,621irA
 5,621

1 ship sunk (5,621 tons).

Legend
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General Events during this patrol

1942

10 Nov 1942. U-608 laid a minefield in New York Harbor near the Ambrose lightship, but it was detected before any ships were lost to it.

27 Nov 1942. U-608 ran out of fuel when a storm delayed a refuelling rendezvous. The boat drifted until she was able take on enough fuel from U-521 to reach the milch cow boat U-460 as planned.

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Attacks on U-608 during this patrol

We have no recorded attacks on U-608 duing this patrol.

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Mine-laying operations during this patrol

U-608 laid mines on the following dates during this patrol:

DateStartEndGridLocationMines
10 Nov 194207h1608h51CA 2871Ambrose Light, New York10 TMC

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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