Patrol info for U-616
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 3 Oct 1943 | Toulon | 15 Oct 1943 | Toulon | 13 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Siegfried Koitschka |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-616
We have daily positions for all 13 days on this patrol.
Departure from Toulon on 3 Oct 1943.
4 Oct 1943 - 5 Oct 1943 - 6 Oct 1943 - 7 Oct 1943 - 8 Oct 1943 - 9 Oct 1943 - 10 Oct 1943 - 11 Oct 1943 - 12 Oct 1943 - 13 Oct 1943 - 14 Oct 1943 -
Arrival at Toulon on 15 Oct 1943.
Ships hit by U-616 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1943 | U-616 | Siegfried Koitschka |  | USS Buck (DD 420) | 1,570 |  | am | A | |
| 11 Oct 1943 | U-616 | Siegfried Koitschka | HMS LCT-553 | 611 |  | br | B | ||
| 2,181 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (2,181 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-616 during this patrol
4 Oct 1943
An unidentified aircraft attacked the boat at 07.30 hrs on 4 Oct, one day into her patrol from Toulon. (Sources: http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-616INT.htm)
15 Oct 1943
The British submarine HMS Untiring fired three torpedoes at U-616 as she was about to enter port at Toulon, France. They missed or malfunctioned. (Sources: http://www.uboatarchive.net/U-616INT.htm)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.