Patrol info for U-238
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 5 Sep 1943 | Trondheim | 8 Oct 1943 | Brest | 34 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Horst Hepp |
U-238's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #30
ms = 63.36N10.23E, 64.57N 06.07E, 64.57N 01.37E, 64.57N 00.37W, 64.57N 15.07E, 64.57N 12.52E, 54.09N 30.15W, 63.09N 11.52W, 61.21N 14.07W, 61.21N 18.37W, 60.27N 20.12W, 60.27N 22.00W, 59.33N 23.48W, 58.39N 25.36W, 57.45N 27.24W,57.03N28.08W, 56.51N 31.00W, 54.09N 37.45W,53.18N40.24W, 52.21N 39.15W, 51.27N 34.45W, 49.39N 30.15W, 46.57N 25.45W, 46.03N 19.45W, 46.03N 18.15W, 45.09N 15.15W, 44.15N 12.15W, 43.21N 10.54W, 43.21N 09.42W, 44.15N 08.30W, 44.15N 06.06W, 44.15N 04.54W, 46.03N 04.45W,48.24N04.30W
We have daily positions for all 34 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-238 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1943 | U-238 | Horst Hepp | Frederick Douglass (d.) | 7,176 |  | am | ON-202 | |
| 20 Sep 1943 | U-238 | Horst Hepp | Theodore Dwight Weld | 7,176 | | am | ON-202 | |
| 23 Sep 1943 | U-238 | Horst Hepp | Fort Jemseg | 7,134 |  | br | ON-202 | |
| 23 Sep 1943 | U-238 | Horst Hepp |  | Oregon Express | 3,642 |  | nw | ON-202 |
| 23 Sep 1943 | U-238 | Horst Hepp | Skjelbred | 5,096 | | nw | ON-202 | |
| 30,224 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (23,048 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,176 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #40
ms = 57.03N28.08W,53.18N40.24W,53.40N39.50W
We have 3 positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-238 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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