Patrol info for U-539
Date lookup for 11 Jun 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 1 May 1944 | St. Nazaire | 22 Sep 1944 | Flensburg | 145 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |
1WO Oblt. (R) Hans Götze |
U-539's position on 11 Jun 1944
Ships hit by U-539 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1944 | U-539 | Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |  | Casandra (d.) | 2,701 |  | nl | A | |
| 2,701 | |||||||||
1 ship damaged (2,701 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-539 during this patrol
11 Jun 1944
When shelling the Dutch tanker Casandra with the deck gun in an action just off Curaçao in the West Indies, the tanker returned fire, causing only minor damage but forcing U-539 to break off the attack. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 564)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.