U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-667

Date lookup for 16 Apr 1944


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
8 Mar 1944St. Nazaire19 May 1944St. Nazaire73 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Heinrich-Andreas Schroeteler
2WO

Ltn. Rolf RĂ¼diger Bensel

U-667's position on 16 Apr 1944

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-667 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Preussen (13 Mar 1944 - 22 Mar 1944)

Ships hit by U-667 on this date

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-667 during this patrol

16 Apr 1944
The boat fired a torpedo at a "destroyer escort" from a hunter-killer group which missed, and was then hunted by the same group for 12 hours before managing to slip away. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 510)

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