Patrol info for U-510
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 16 Jan 1943 | Lorient | 16 Apr 1943 | Lorient | 91 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Karl Neitzel |
1WO Oblt. Rudolf Premauer |
1WO Ltn. Otto Fränzel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-510
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We have daily positions for all 91 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 16 Jan 1943.
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Arrival at Lorient on 16 Apr 1943.
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 | | Kelvinbank | 3,872 |  | br | BT-6 |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | Tabitha Brown (d.) | 7,176 | | 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 | | Mark Hanna (d.) | 7,176 | | 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 | | Thomas Ruffin (t.) | 7,191 | | am | BT-6 |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-510 | Karl Neitzel | | James K. Polk (t.) | 7,177 | | am | BT-6 |
| 54,130 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (18,240 tons) and 5 ships damaged (35,890 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.