Patrol info for U-426
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
5 Oct 1943 | Bergen | 29 Nov 1943 | Brest | 56 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Christian Reich |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-426
We have daily positions for all 56 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 5 Oct 1943.
6 Oct 1943 - 7 Oct 1943 - 8 Oct 1943 - 9 Oct 1943 - 10 Oct 1943 - 11 Oct 1943 - 12 Oct 1943 - 13 Oct 1943 - 14 Oct 1943 - 15 Oct 1943 - 16 Oct 1943 - 17 Oct 1943 - 18 Oct 1943 - 19 Oct 1943 - 20 Oct 1943 - 21 Oct 1943 - 22 Oct 1943 - 23 Oct 1943 - 24 Oct 1943 - 25 Oct 1943 - 26 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943 - 28 Oct 1943 - 29 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943 - 31 Oct 1943 - 1 Nov 1943 - 2 Nov 1943 - 3 Nov 1943 - 4 Nov 1943 - 5 Nov 1943 - 6 Nov 1943 - 7 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943 - 9 Nov 1943 - 10 Nov 1943 - 11 Nov 1943 - 12 Nov 1943 - 13 Nov 1943 - 14 Nov 1943 - 15 Nov 1943 - 16 Nov 1943 - 17 Nov 1943 - 18 Nov 1943 - 19 Nov 1943 - 20 Nov 1943 - 21 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943 - 23 Nov 1943 - 24 Nov 1943 - 25 Nov 1943 - 26 Nov 1943 - 27 Nov 1943 - 28 Nov 1943 -
Arrival at Brest on 29 Nov 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-426 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Schlieffen (16 Oct 1943 - 22 Oct 1943)
Siegfried (22 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943)
Siegfried 2 (27 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943)
Jahn (30 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943)
Tirpitz 4 (2 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943)
Eisenhart 9 (9 Nov 1943 - 10 Nov 1943)
Schill 1 (16 Nov 1943 - 21 Nov 1943)
Ships hit by U-426 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 Oct 1943 | U-426 | Christian Reich | Essex Lance | 6,625 | br | ONS-20 | A | ||
6,625 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (6,625 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-426 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.