Patrol info for U-564
Date lookup for 13 Jun 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Jun 1943 | Bordeaux | 14 Jun 1943 | Lost | 6 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hans Fiedler |
U-564's position on 13 Jun 1943
Ships hit by U-564 on this date
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Attacks on U-564 during this patrol
13 Jun 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Sunderland flying boat (228 Sqdn RAF/U, pilot F/O L.B. Lee)
18.59 hrs, Bay of Biscay NW of Finisterre, outbound: a group of five boats (U-185, U-358, U-564, U-634 and U-653) were attacked by the Sunderland. After bombing U-564, the aircraft crashed in flames after being hit by intense flak. All 11 aircrew died.
U-564 suffered heavy damage and returned to base escorted by U-185, but was sunk by aircraft the next day.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.