Patrol info for U-216
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Aug 1942 | Kiel | 20 Oct 1942 | Lost | 53 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Karl-Otto Schultz |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-216
We have 41 daily positions for the 53 days U-216 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 29 Aug 1942.
30 Aug 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1942 - 2 Sep 1942 - 3 Sep 1942 - 4 Sep 1942 - 5 Sep 1942 - 6 Sep 1942 - 7 Sep 1942 - 8 Sep 1942 - 9 Sep 1942 - 10 Sep 1942 - 11 Sep 1942 - 12 Sep 1942 - 13 Sep 1942 - 14 Sep 1942 - 15 Sep 1942 - 16 Sep 1942 - 17 Sep 1942 - 18 Sep 1942 - 19 Sep 1942 - 20 Sep 1942 - 21 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942 - 23 Sep 1942 - 24 Sep 1942 - 25 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942 - 27 Sep 1942 - 28 Sep 1942 - 29 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 - 3 Oct 1942 - 4 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 - 9 Oct 1942 - 10 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942 - 18 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942 -
Sunk on 20 Oct 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-216 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Lohs (13 Sep 1942 - 15 Sep 1942)
Pfeil (15 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942)
Blitz (22 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942)
Luchs (27 Sep 1942 - 29 Sep 1942)
Letzte Ritter (29 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942)
Wotan (5 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942)
Ships hit by U-216 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1942 | U-216 | Karl-Otto Schultz |  | Boston | 4,989 |  | br | RB-1 | A |
| 4,989 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,989 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-216 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.