Patrol info for U-409
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 Oct 1942 | Brest | 5 Nov 1942 | Brest | 24 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann |
1WO Ltn. Hans Kolbus |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-409
We have daily positions for all 24 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 13 Oct 1942.
14 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942 - 18 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942 - 21 Oct 1942 - 22 Oct 1942 - 23 Oct 1942 - 24 Oct 1942 - 25 Oct 1942 - 26 Oct 1942 - 27 Oct 1942 - 28 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942 - 2 Nov 1942 - 3 Nov 1942 - 4 Nov 1942 -
Arrival at Brest on 5 Nov 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-409 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Streitaxt (20 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942)
Ships hit by U-409 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1942 | U-409 | Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann |  | Bullmouth (d.) | 7,519 |  | br | SL-125 | A |
| 30 Oct 1942 | U-409 | Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann | | Silverwillow | 6,373 | | br | SL-125 | B |
| 13,892 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (6,373 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,519 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
We have no events listed for this patrol.
Add more events! If you know of an interesting event either missing from this date or an upcoming event that you'd like to share please contact us. We continuously update these databases.
Attacks on U-409 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-409 duing this patrol.
If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-409 please let us know.
See all patrols for U-409
* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.