Patrol info for U-557
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 19 Nov 1941 | Lorient | 7 Dec 1941 | Messina | 19 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Ottokar Arnold Paulssen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-557
We have daily positions for all 19 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 19 Nov 1941.
20 Nov 1941 - 21 Nov 1941 - 22 Nov 1941 - 23 Nov 1941 - 24 Nov 1941 - 25 Nov 1941 - 26 Nov 1941 - 27 Nov 1941 - 28 Nov 1941 - 29 Nov 1941 - 30 Nov 1941 - 1 Dec 1941 - 2 Dec 1941 - 3 Dec 1941 - 4 Dec 1941 - 5 Dec 1941 - 6 Dec 1941 -
Arrival at Messina on 7 Dec 1941.
Ships hit by U-557 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 1941 | U-557 | Ottokar Arnold Paulssen | Fjord | 4,032 |  | nw | A | ||
| 4,032 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,032 tons). | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
27 Nov 1941. In the Mediterranean, U-557 saw an enemy submarine periscope and heard her engines, but no attacks occurred.
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Attacks on U-557 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-557 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.