Patrol info for U-571
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 11 Jun 1942 | La Pallice | 7 Aug 1942 | La Pallice | 58 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Helmut Möhlmann |
1WO Ltn. Gerhard Linder |
2WO Ltn. Hermann Stuckmann |
WO Oblt. Hans-Heinrich Ketels |
U-571's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #33
ms = 46.10N01.14W,45.09N03.42W,45.09N06.06W,44.15N09.42W,45.09N15.15W,46.03N16.45W,46.57N19.45W,46.03N24.15W,45.09N27.15W,44.15N31.45W,43.21N34.45W,41.33N38.30W,40.39N42.06W,38.51N45.42W,37.03N49.18W,35.15N52.54W,34.21N54.06W,32.33N57.42W,30.45N60.06W,30.45N63.42W,29.51N56.30W,29.51N70.54W,28.57N73.18W,28.03N76.54W,27.09N57.42W,26.15N79.45W,25.35N80.02W,24.47N80.42W,23.54N82.33W,24.27N82.27W,24.27N83.21W,26.15N85.09W,26.15N87.51W,24.27N86.03W,24.05N83.42W,24.27N81.33W,22.39N77.57W,21.45N82.27W,21.45N79.45W,22.39N77.03W,22.39N66.15W,22.39N63.33W,24.27N59.57W,25.21N56.21W,26.15N53.39W,28.03N50.30W,29.51N46.54W,30.45N43.18W,32.33N39.42W,34.21N34.54W,36.09N31.18W,37.57N27.42W,39.45N22.54W,40.39N19.18W,42.27N14.30W,44.15N09.42W,44.15N04.54W,46.10N01.14W
We have daily positions for all 58 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-571 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1942 | U-571 | Helmut Möhlmann |  | Umtata | 8,141 |  | br | |
| 8 Jul 1942 | U-571 | Helmut Möhlmann | | J.A. Moffett, Jr. (t.) | 9,788 |  | am | |
| 9 Jul 1942 | U-571 | Helmut Möhlmann | Nicholas Cuneo | 1,051 |  | ho | ||
| 15 Jul 1942 | U-571 | Helmut Möhlmann | | Pennsylvania Sun (d.) | 11,394 | | am | |
| 30,374 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (18,980 tons) and 1 ship damaged (11,394 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #42
ms = 25.35N80.02W,24.47N80.42W,23.54N82.33W,24.05N83.42W
We have positions of the 4 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-571 during this patrol
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