Patrol info for U-541
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Feb 1944 | Lorient | 22 Jun 1944 | Lorient | 115 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Kurt Petersen |
1WO Oblt. Fridtjof Heckel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-541
We have daily positions for all 115 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 29 Feb 1944.
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Arrival at Lorient on 22 Jun 1944.
Ships hit by U-541 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1944
26 May 1944. On 26 May 1944, U-541 stopped the neutral Portuguese passenger liner Serpa Pinto, en route to Canada south of Bermuda. The Germans found contraband for the USA and Mexico on board, and men of military age from enemy countries and Jewish refugees among the 200 passengers. All hands were ordered to abandon ship, but the BdU instructed the commander not to sink her. The crew and passengers were allowed to reboard the ship after nine hours, but three had died during the vessel's evacuation. Two American passengers were taken prisoner and landed at Lorient on 22 June.
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Attacks on U-541 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.