Patrol info for U-198
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
20 Apr 1944 | La Pallice | 12 Aug 1944 | Lost | 115 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-198
We have 70 daily positions for the 115 days U-198 was at sea.
Departure from La Pallice on 20 Apr 1944.
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Sunk on 12 Aug 1944.
Ships hit by U-198 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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16 Jun 1944 | U-198 | Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg | Columbine | 3,268 | sa | A | |||
15 Jul 1944 | U-198 | Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg | Director | 5,107 | br | B | |||
6 Aug 1944 | U-198 | Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg | Empire City | 7,295 | br | DKA-21 | C | ||
7 Aug 1944 | U-198 | Burkhard Heusinger von Waldegg | Empire Day | 7,242 | br | D | |||
22,912 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (22,912 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-198 during this patrol
6 Jul 1944
Two Ventura bombers based in South Africa were fought off with flak after attacking. The boat was only slightly damaged and was able to continue the patrol. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 540)
19 Jul 1944
The boat was depth charged by a corvette after launching torpedoes at a freighter. No damage to either vessel. (Sources: Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.