Patrol info for U-338
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 23 Feb 1943 | Kiel | 24 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Manfred Kinzel |
WO Oblt. Herbert Zeissler |
U-338's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 54.22N10.10E,59.33N03.12E,61.21N01.37E,63.09N01.37E,64.57N00.37W,64.57N05.07W,64.03N09.37W,62.15N11.52W,61.21N16.22W,60.27N20.12W,59.33N23.48W,58.39N20.12W,58.39N16.36W,57.45N20.12W,56.51N22.00W,56.51N25.36W,55.57N28.45W,55.03N31.45W,52.14N32.15W,53.15N25.45W,54.09N24.15W,51.27N18.15W,49.39N16.45W,47.51N13.45W,46.03N07.45W,47.14N02.12W
We have 26 daily positions for the 30 days U-338 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-338 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-338 | Manfred Kinzel |  | Alderamin | 7,886 |  | nl | SC-122 |
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-338 | Manfred Kinzel | Fort Cedar Lake (d.) | 7,134 |  | br | SC-122 | |
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-338 | Manfred Kinzel | | Granville | 4,071 |  | pa | SC-122 |
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-338 | Manfred Kinzel | | King Gruffydd | 5,072 | | br | SC-122 |
| 17 Mar 1943 | U-338 | Manfred Kinzel | | Kingsbury | 4,898 | | br | SC-122 |
| 29,061 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (21,927 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,134 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #41
ms = 51.55N32.41W,52.14N32.15W,52.50N30.35W
We have 3 positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-338 during this patrol
22 Mar 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:British Halifax (502 Sqdn RAF/B, pilot P/O L.J. McCulloch)
At 09.58 hours, the inbound boat was surprised by the Halifax in the outer Bay of Biscay. AA fire hit the aircraft during the attack run, so the stick of bombs fell wide and only one detonating near the bow caused some light damages. Hit in the outer starboard engine and the fuselage, the Halifax was seen to crash into the sea in some distance. The Australian Sgt H.C. Taylor was the sole survivor of the eight-men crew, picked up by U-338 and taken prisoner.
(Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)About this data
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