Patrol info for U-613
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Mar 1943 | Brest | 6 May 1943 | La Pallice | 45 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Helmut Köppe |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-613
We have 43 daily positions for the 45 days U-613 was at sea.
Departure from Brest on 23 Mar 1943.
24 Mar 1943 - 25 Mar 1943 - 26 Mar 1943 - 27 Mar 1943 - 28 Mar 1943 - 29 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943 - 31 Mar 1943 - 1 Apr 1943 - 2 Apr 1943 - 3 Apr 1943 - 4 Apr 1943 - 5 Apr 1943 - 6 Apr 1943 - 7 Apr 1943 - 8 Apr 1943 - 9 Apr 1943 - 10 Apr 1943 - 11 Apr 1943 - 12 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943 - 14 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943 - 18 Apr 1943 - 19 Apr 1943 - 20 Apr 1943 - 21 Apr 1943 - 22 Apr 1943 - 23 Apr 1943 - 24 Apr 1943 - 25 Apr 1943 - 26 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943 - 28 Apr 1943 - 29 Apr 1943 - 30 Apr 1943 - 1 May 1943 - 2 May 1943 - 3 May 1943 - 4 May 1943 - 5 May 1943 -
Arrival at La Pallice on 6 May 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-613 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Adler (7 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943)
Meise (13 Apr 1943 - 25 Apr 1943)
Ships hit by U-613 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1943 | U-613 | Helmut Köppe |  | Ingerfire | 3,835 |  | nw | ONS-2 | A |
| 3,835 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (3,835 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-613 during this patrol
1 May 1943
00.07hrs, off the Bay of Biscay inbound: British Wellington bomber (RAF Sqdn 172/N, pilot Sgt P.W. Phillips) strafed U-613 and dropped six depth charges in a Leigh Light attack. U-613 escaped with minor damage, but the aircraft's hydraulics and port tyre were damaged by flak. The six aircrew escaped uninjured from a crash-landing at their base at Predannack, Cornwall.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.