Patrol info for U-539
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 14 Sep 1943 | Bergen | 23 Oct 1943 | Lorient | 40 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |
1WO Hans Götze |
WO Johannes van Stipriaan |
U-539's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 60.24N05.19E, 61.21N 03.52E, 63.09N 01.37E, 54.09N 39.15W, 63.09N 09.37W, 63.09N 09.37W, 63.09N 11.52W, 62.15N 14.07W, 61.21N 16.22W, 60.27N 16.36W, 58.39N 18.24W, 57.45N 22.00W, 57.45N 29.12W, 57.45N 32.48W, 58.39N 34.36W, 58.39N 34.36W, 58.39N 32.48W, 60.27N 29.12W, 63.09N 29.52W, 63.09N 29.52W, 64.03N 29.52W, 63.09N 32.07W, 60.27N 29.12W, 58.39N 29.12W, 56.51N 27.24W, 56.51N 22.00W, 57.45N 23.48W, 58.39N 27.24W, 58.39N 27.24W, 55.57N 25.45W, 51.27N 24.15W, 47.51N 21.15W, 45.09N 18.15W, 43.21N 18.15W, 43.21N 15.15W, 43.21N 12.15W, 43.21N 22.45W, 45.09N 06.06W, 46.57N 06.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 40 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-539 during this patrol
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No ships hit by U-539 on this patrol.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-539 during this patrol
21 Sep 1943
The boat was attacked by the British Hudson aircraft V9161 (269 Sqdn RAF/G, pilot Sgt E.J.L. Brame) southeast of Iceland. During the first approach the aircraft was hit by AA fire in the port aileron, so the pilot decided to drop two 100lb A/S bombs from a higher altitude to force the boat to dive. The bombs fell close but U-539 stayed on the surface, evaded the 3 depth charges that were dropped in the following low level attack and then escaped by crash-diving. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
4 Oct 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British B-24 Liberator (120 Sqdn RAF/V, pilot W/C R.M. Longmore, OBE)
Around 11.38 hours, the boat was attacked by the Liberator which escorted the convoy ONS-19. AA fire hit the aircraft during the attack run, set both starboard engines on fire and caused it to crash, killing all 8 crewmen including the CO of the 120 Squadron RAF. The depth charges overshot and caused only minor damages to U-539 and a crewman was slightly wounded by strafing.
(Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)8 Oct 1943
An unknown B-24 Liberator dropped 2 depth charges on the boat causing serious damages. This was the third attack on the boat in less then 3 weeks. The boat reached port on Oct 20. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 430)
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