Patrol info for U-196
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 13 Mar 1943 | Kiel | 23 Oct 1943 | Bordeaux | 225 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat |
1WO Ltn. Günther Drescher |
U-196's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 225 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-196 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1943 | U-196 | Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat | Nailsea Meadow | 4,962 |  | br | ||
| 3 Aug 1943 | U-196 | Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat |  | City of Oran | 7,323 | | br | CB-1 |
| 12,285 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (12,285 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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-196 during this patrol
25 May 1943
During a convoy attack the boat fired two torpedoes but only one ejected - the other one being stuck in the tube (a very possible detonation that would destroy the boat had to be averted). The boat was steeply dived and the torpedo harmlessly slid out the tube. During all of this the convoy escorts dropped 4 depth charges on the boat without results. Date is approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 298)
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