Patrol info for U-510
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 16 Jan 1943 | Lorient | 16 Apr 1943 | Lorient | 91 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Karl Neitzel |
1WO Oblt. Rudolf Premauer |
1WO Ltn. Otto Fränzel |
U-510's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N04.45W,45.09N09.42W,45.09N12.15W,44.15N13.45W,43.21N16.45W,41.33N20.30W,37.57N20.30W,35.15N21.42W,32.33N21.42W,29.51N21.42W,31.39N21.42W,34.21N22.54W,31.39N24.06W,28.03N24.06W,26.15N24.51W,23.33N24.51W,20.51N25.45W,18.09N25.45W,17.15N27.33W,17.15N31.09W,16.21N33.51W,16.21N36.33W,16.21N40.09W,16.21N42.51W,16.21N44.39W,16.21N47.21W,15.27N50.03W,13.39N51.51W,11.51N51.51W,09.09N52.45W,07.21N53.39W,06.27N52.45W,07.21N51.51W,08.15N50.03W,07.21N49.09W,07.21N47.21W,07.21N47.21W,05.33N48.15W,04.39N50.03W,06.27N52.45W,07.21N53.39W,06.27N51.51W,05.33N50.57W,05.33N50.57W,07.21N51.51W,07.21N52.45W,06.27N51.51W,05.33N51.51W,05.33N50.57W,04.39N50.03W,04.39N50.03W,07.40N52.07W,07.21N49.09W,07.21N48.15W,06.27N46.27W,04.39N44.39W,01.57N42.51W,00.09N41.57W,01.03N42.51W,01.57N36.33W,03.45N47.21W,05.33N50.57W,06.27N49.09W,07.21N48.15W,09.09N48.15W,02.51N48.15W,12.45N46.27W,15.27N45.33W,16.21N44.39W,17.15N43.45W,19.03N42.51W,19.57N41.57W,22.39N40.09W,23.33N38.21W,25.21N35.39W,27.09N32.30W,28.57N30.06W,29.51N28.54W,30.45N28.54W,31.39N27.42W,34.21N26.30W,37.03N24.06W,38.51N21.42W,41.33N19.18W,42.27N18.06W,43.21N15.15W,43.21N15.15W,44.15N10.54W,46.57N04.45W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 91 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-510 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel |  | George G. Meade (d.) | 7,176 |  | am | BT-6 |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | James K. Polk (t.) | 7,177 | | am | BT-6 |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | James Smith (d.) | 7,181 | | am | BT-6 |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | Joseph Rodman Drake (d.) | 7,181 | | am | BT-6 | |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | Kelvinbank | 3,872 |  | br | BT-6 |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | Mark Hanna (d.) | 7,176 | | am | BT-6 |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | Tabitha Brown (d.) | 7,176 | | am | BT-6 | |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | Thomas Ruffin (t.) | 7,191 | | am | BT-6 |
| 54,130 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (18,240 tons) and 5 ships damaged (35,890 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #45
ms = 07.11N52.30W,07.24N52.11W,07.40N52.07W
We have 3 positions of the 8 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-510 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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