Patrol info for U-653
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 25 Apr, 1942 | Brest | 6 Jul, 1942 | Brest | 73 days |
Commander | Officers * | Kptlt. Gerhard Feiler | 1WO Joachim Knecht | 2WO Günter Lüders |
U-653's daily positions during the patrol
We have 71 daily positions for the 73 days U-653 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-653 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 17 May, 1942 | U-653 | Gerhard Feiler | Peisander | 6.225 | br | |||
| 7 Jun, 1942 | U-653 | Gerhard Feiler | USS Gannet (AVP 8) | 840 | am | |||
| 7.065 | ||||||||
| 2 ships sunk (7.065 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 2 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-653 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-653 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-653 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-653 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
