Patrol info for U-74
Date lookup for 21 May 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 May 1941 | St. Nazaire | 30 May 1941 | Lorient | 23 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat |
1WO Oblt. Ulrich Gräf |
2WO Ltn. Karl Friederich |
Cdr sea training Kptlt. Axel-Olaf Loewe |
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U-74's position on 21 May 1941
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-74 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
West (13 May 1941 - 22 May 1941)
Ships hit by U-74 on this date
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Attacks on U-74 during this patrol
21 May 1941
The boat was fired on by HMS Verbena astern of convoy HX 126 and forced to dive, and over the next four hours subjected to a barrage of some 125 depth charges from HMS Verbena and HMS Burnham until the corvette ran out of depth charges and the sonar contact was lost. Severe damage forced U-74 to return to base.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.