Patrol info for U-506
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 28 Jul 1942 | Lorient | 7 Nov 1942 | Lorient | 103 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Erich Würdemann |
1WO Oblt. Fritz Schneewind |
1WO Oblt. Friedrich Wittenberg |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-506
We have daily positions for all 103 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 28 Jul 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 7 Nov 1942.
Ships hit by U-506 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann |  | City of Wellington | 5,733 |  | br | A | |
| 23 Aug 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Hamla | 4,416 | | br | B | |
| 5 Sep 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Myrmidon | 6,278 | | br | C | |
| 13 Sep 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Lima | 3,764 |  | sw | D | |
| 30 Sep 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Siam II | 6,637 | | br | E | |
| 26,828 | |||||||||
5 ships sunk (26,828 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
15 Sep 1942. U-506 (together with U-156 and U-507 and the Italian submarine Cappellini) took part in the rescue operations after the sinking of Laconia in September 1942 off Africa. About 1,500 men were saved by these boats and by French ships from Dakar (which arrived on 16 Sept, four days after the sinking).
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Attacks on U-506 during this patrol
17 Sep 1942
An American B-24 Liberator piloted by James D. Harden attacked U-506 - carrying 151 survivors from the Laconia, 142 of whom were on deck - but the boat dived and escaped unharmed. Harden had also attacked U-156 the day before. These attacks resulted in Dönitz's Laconia Order. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 64.)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.