Patrol info for UA
Date lookup for 8 Mar 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Feb 1941 | Kiel | 18 Mar 1941 | Lorient | 22 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 KrvKpt. Hans Eckermann |
1WO Josef Elsinghorst |
2WO Oblt. Rolf-Birger Wahlen |
2WO Oblt. Kurt Baberg |
WO Helmut Metz |
UA's position on 8 Mar 1941
Ships hit by UA on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1941 | UA | Hans Eckermann |  | Dunaff Head | 5,258 |  | br | OB-293 | A |
| 5,258 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (5,258 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on UA during this patrol
8 Mar 1941
For many years was it believed that the British destroyer HMS Wolverine sank U-47 on 8 March 1941 after a series of depth charges attacks, but the target was actually Eckermann's U-A, which escaped unscathed. (Sources: 1991-06-01, FDS/NHB)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.