Patrol info for U-81
Date lookup for 13 Nov 1941
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
4 Nov 1941 | Brest | 10 Dec 1941 | La Spezia | 37 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
Kptlt. Friedrich Guggenberger |
1WO Oblt. Claus von Trotha |
2WO Ltn. Johann-Otto Krieg |
U-81's position on 13 Nov 1941
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-81 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Arnauld (5 Nov 1941 - 18 Nov 1941)
Ships hit by U-81 on this date
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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13 Nov 1941 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | HMS Ark Royal (91) | 22,600 | br | A | |||
22,600 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (22,600 tons). Legend |
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Attacks on U-81 during this patrol
13 Nov 1941
U-81, having recently entered the Mediterranean, learned the British Force H was passing through on its way to Gibraltar. She managed to intercept, and fired from extreme range to sink the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. The destroyer escort delivered a punishing depth charge attack with 130 depth charges counted, but the boat escaped. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 396)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.