Patrol info for U-955
Date lookup for 5 May 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 16 Apr 1944 | Bergen | 7 Jun 1944 | Lost | 53 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. (R) Hans-Heinrich Baden |
U-955's position on 5 May 1944
Ships hit by U-955 on this date
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Attacks on U-955 during this patrol
5 May 1944
At 0324hrs the boat was spotted in the moonlight by a British Liberator FK226 (86 Sqn RAF/G, pilot W/O M.G. Moseley) after being located by radar. Several attempts were made by the aircraft to get into a favorable position for an upmoon attack but eventually contact was lost. U-955 apparently crash-dived after firing at the Liberator and claimed to have shot it down, but it was not hit in the encounter. (Sources: Ragnar J. Ragnarsson)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.