Patrol info for U-539
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 1 May 1944 | St. Nazaire | 22 Sep 1944 | Flensburg | 145 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |
1WO Oblt. Hans Götze |
U-539's daily positions during the patrol
We have 141 daily positions for the 145 days U-539 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-539 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1944 | U-539 | Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |  | Pillory | 1,517 |  | pa | |
| 11 Jun 1944 | U-539 | Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden | | Casandra (d.) | 2,701 |  | nl | |
| 4 Jul 1944 | U-539 | Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden | | Kittanning (d.) | 10,195 |  | am | |
| 14,413 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,517 tons) and 2 ships damaged (12,896 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 2 positions of the 3 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-539 during this patrol
11 Jun 1944
While attacking the Dutch tanker Casandra with its deck gun the tanker returned fire causing minor damages but forcing the U-boat to break off its attack. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 564)
12 Jun 1944
An American Mariner aircraft attacked the boat but she got away once again (hit by gunfire the day before from Dutch tanker). (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 564)
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