Patrol info for U-531
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 Apr 1943 | Kiel | 6 May 1943 | Lost | 24 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Herbert Neckel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-531
We have 23 daily positions for the 24 days U-531 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 13 Apr 1943.
14 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943 - 18 Apr 1943 - 19 Apr 1943 - 20 Apr 1943 - 21 Apr 1943 - 22 Apr 1943 - 23 Apr 1943 - 24 Apr 1943 - 25 Apr 1943 - 26 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943 - 28 Apr 1943 - 29 Apr 1943 - 30 Apr 1943 - 1 May 1943 - 2 May 1943 - 3 May 1943 - 4 May 1943 - 5 May 1943 -
Sunk on 6 May 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-531 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Meise (25 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943)
Star (27 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Ships hit by U-531 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-531 during this patrol
22 Apr 1943
While racing from Kiel to join wolfpack Fink the boat was attacked twice by aircraft from Iceland, suffering minor damage. The first was a British Catalina (Sqdn 190/S) at 15.29 hrs and the second a British Fortress (Sqdn 206/D) at 22.00 hrs.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.