Patrol info for U-247
Date lookup for 5 Jul 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 31 May 1944 | Bergen | 28 Jul 1944 | Brest | 59 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Gerhard Matschulat |
U-247's position on 5 Jul 1944
Ships hit by U-247 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1944 | U-247 | Gerhard Matschulat | Noreen Mary | 207 |  | br | A | ||
| 207 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (207 tons). | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1944
5 Jul 1944. U-247 sank the British fishing boat Noreen Mary with gunfire (!) approx. 20 miles west of Cape Wrath, Scotland. This was a remarkable event for this stage of the war, when U-boats were continually harried by blanket allied air cover.
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Attacks on U-247 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.