Patrol info for U-331
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 24 Sep 1941 | Lorient | 11 Oct 1941 | Salamis | 18 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen |
1WO Oblt. Wilhelm Franken |
WO Kptlt. Bernhard Zurmühlen |
WO Heinz Koch |
U-331's daily positions during the patrol
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Ships hit by U-331 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1941 | U-331 | Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen | HMS TLC-18 (A 18) (d.) | 372 |  | br | ||
| 372 | ||||||||
1 ship damaged (372 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-331 during this patrol
10 Oct 1941
The boat fought a gun duel with 3 British landing craft off Sidi Barrani and damaged HMS TLC-18 (A 18), but was itself slightly damaged. Two men of the gun crew were wounded, one of them mortally. [Bootsmann Hans Gerstenich]
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