Patrol info for U-508
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 17 Oct, 1942 | Lorient | 6 Jan, 1943 | Lorient | 82 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Georg Staats |
1WO Oblt. Gert Dültgen |
2WO Ltn. Friedrich Altmeier |
U-508's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 82 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-508 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 7 Nov, 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats |  | Lindenhall | 5.248 |  | br | TAG-19 |
| 7 Nov, 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Nathaniel Hawthorne | 7.176 |  | am | TAG-19 |
| 17 Nov, 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | City of Corinth | 5.318 | | br | ||
| 27 Nov, 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Clan Macfayden | 6.191 | | br | |
| 28 Nov, 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | Empire Cromwell | 5.970 | | br | ||
| 1 Dec, 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Trevalgan | 5.299 | | br | |
| 2 Dec, 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | City of Bath | 5.079 | | br | |
| 3 Dec, 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | Solon II | 4.561 | | br | ||
| 9 Dec, 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | Nigerian | 5.423 | | br | ||
| 50.265 | ||||||||
| 9 ships sunk (50.265 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 8 positions of the 9 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-508 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-508 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-508 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-508 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.