Patrol info for U-516
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
7 May 1944 | Lorient | 4 Oct 1944 | Flensburg | 151 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Hans-Rutger Tillessen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-516
We have 148 daily positions for the 151 days U-516 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 7 May 1944.
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Arrival at Flensburg on 4 Oct 1944.
Ships hit by U-516 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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7 Jul 1944 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | Esso Harrisburg | 9,887 | am | A | |||
9,887 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (9,887 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-516 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.