Patrol info for U-371
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 7 Dec 1942 | Messina | 10 Jan 1943 | La Spezia | 35 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Waldemar Mehl |
1WO Ltn. Günther Scholz |
2WO Friedrich Steinfeldt |
ObStrm Helmut Plohr |
U-371's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #33
ms = 38.11N15.33E,39.45N11.54E,37.57N04.42E,37.03N02.18E,37.03N02.18E,37.03N02.18E,37.03N02.18E,37.57N02.18E,37.57N03.30E,37.03N02.18E,37.03N02.18E,37.03N02.18E,37.03N02.18E,37.03N02.18E,37.03N02.18E,37.03N01.06E,37.03N01.06E,37.57N01.06E,37.57N01.06E,37.03N01.06E,37.03N01.06E,37.03N01.06E,37.57N00.06W,37.03N00.06W,37.03N00.06W,37.03N01.06E,37.03N01.06E,37.03N03.30E,37.03N03.30E,37.03N03.30E,37.03N03.30E,37.04N04.06E,38.51N05.54E,41.33N05.54E,44.07N09.50E
We have daily positions for all 35 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-371 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1943 | U-371 | Waldemar Mehl | HMS Jura (T 169) | 545 |  | br | MKS-5 | |
| 7 Jan 1943 | U-371 | Waldemar Mehl |  | Ville de Strasbourg (d.) | 7,159 | | br | MKS-5 |
| 7,704 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (545 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,159 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #40
ms = 36.58N03.48E,37.04N04.06E
We have positions of the 2 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-371 during this patrol
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