Patrol info for U-552
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Apr 1941 | St. Nazaire | 6 May 1941 | St. Nazaire | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Oblt. Erich Topp |
1WO Oblt. Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen |
2WO Ltn. Siegfried Koitschka |
Cdr sea training Kptlt. Horst Degen |
ObStrm Franz Säck |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-552
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 7 Apr 1941.
8 Apr 1941 - 9 Apr 1941 - 10 Apr 1941 - 11 Apr 1941 - 12 Apr 1941 - 13 Apr 1941 - 14 Apr 1941 - 15 Apr 1941 - 16 Apr 1941 - 17 Apr 1941 - 18 Apr 1941 - 19 Apr 1941 - 20 Apr 1941 - 21 Apr 1941 - 22 Apr 1941 - 23 Apr 1941 - 24 Apr 1941 - 25 Apr 1941 - 26 Apr 1941 - 27 Apr 1941 - 28 Apr 1941 - 29 Apr 1941 - 30 Apr 1941 - 1 May 1941 - 2 May 1941 - 3 May 1941 - 4 May 1941 - 5 May 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 6 May 1941.
Ships hit by U-552 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp | Commander Horton | 227 |  | br | A | ||
| 27 Apr 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp |  | Beacon Grange | 10,119 | | br | B | |
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Capulet (d.) | 8,190 | | br | HX-121 | C |
| 1 May 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Nerissa | 5,583 | | br | HX-121 | D |
| 24,119 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (15,929 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,190 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-552 during this patrol
28 Apr 1941
After torpedoing a ship in convoy HX 121 south of Iceland, U-552 was depth charged in five separate attacks from the escorting destroyers HMS Maori and HMS Inglefield, forcing the boat to remain submerged for hours until the convoy was out of range. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 272)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.