Patrol info for U-564
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 Apr 1942 | Brest | 6 Jun 1942 | Brest | 64 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Reinhard Suhren |
1WO Oblt. Ulf Lawaetz |
2WO Ltn. Hans-Ferdinand Geisler |
WO Ltn. Herbert Waldschmidt |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-564
We have 62 daily positions for the 64 days U-564 was at sea.
Departure from Brest on 4 Apr 1942.
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Arrival at Brest on 6 Jun 1942.
Ships hit by U-564 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 1942 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | Ocean Venus | 7,174 |  | br | A | ||
| 4 May 1942 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren |  | Eclipse (d.) | 9,767 | | br | ON-87 | B |
| 5 May 1942 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | Delisle (d.) | 3,478 |  | am | C | ||
| 8 May 1942 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | | Ohioan | 6,078 | | am | D | |
| 9 May 1942 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | | Lubrafol | 7,138 |  | pa | E | |
| 14 May 1942 | U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | Potrero del Llano | 4,000 |  | me | F | ||
| 37,635 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (24,390 tons) and 2 ships damaged (13,245 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
7 Apr 1942. The commander of U-564 was lost overboard for some minutes before being rescued.
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Attacks on U-564 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.