Patrol info for U-506
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 6 Apr, 1942 | Lorient | 15 Jun, 1942 | Lorient | 71 days |
Commander | Officers * |  Kptlt. Erich Würdemann | 1WO Fritz Schneewind |
U-506's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 71 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-506 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 3 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | Sama | 567 |  | ni | ||
| 10 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | Aurora (d.) | 7.050 |  | am | ||
| 13 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann |  | Gulfpenn | 8.862 | | am | |
| 14 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | David McKelvy (t.) | 6.821 | | am | |
| 16 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Sun (d.) | 9.002 | | am | |
| 16 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | William C. McTarnahan (d.) | 7.306 | | am | ||
| 17 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Gulfoil | 5.189 | | am | |
| 19 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Heredia | 4.732 | | am | |
| 20 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Halo | 6.986 | | am | |
| 28 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | Yorkmoor | 4.457 |  | br | ||
| 31 May, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | Fred W. Green | 2.292 | | br | ||
| 63.264 | ||||||||
| 8 ships sunk (39.906 tons) and 3 ships damaged (23.358 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 11 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-506 during this patrol *
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Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-506 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.