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. Friedrich Wittenberg |
1WO Oblt. Fritz Schneewind |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-506
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | City of Wellington | 5,733 |  | br | ||
| 23 Aug 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | Hamla | 4,416 | | br | ||
| 5 Sep 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann |  | Myrmidon | 6,278 | | br | |
| 13 Sep 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Lima | 3,764 |  | sw | |
| 30 Sep 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Siam II | 6,637 | | br | |
| 26,828 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (26,828 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
15 Sep 1942. U-506 (along with U-156 and U-507 and Italian submarine Cappellini) took part in the rescue operations after the sinking of SS Laconia in September 1942 off Africa. About 1500 men were saved by these boats and French ships from Dakar (which arrived on Sept 16, 4 days after the sinking).
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Attacks on U-506 during this patrol
17 Sep 1942
An American B-24 Liberator bomber, piloted by James D. Harden, attacked the boat - carrying 151 survivors from the Laconia, 142 of those on the deck - but the boat dived and survived unharmed. Harden had attacked the U-156 the day before. These attack resulted in the Laconia Order by Dönitz. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 64.)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.