Patrol info for U-656
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 Feb 1942 | Brest | 1 Mar 1942 | Lost | 26 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Ernst Kröning |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-656
We have 16 daily positions for the 26 days U-656 was at sea.
Departure from Brest on 4 Feb 1942.
5 Feb 1942 - 6 Feb 1942 - 7 Feb 1942 - 8 Feb 1942 - 9 Feb 1942 - 10 Feb 1942 - 11 Feb 1942 - 12 Feb 1942 - 13 Feb 1942 - 14 Feb 1942 - 15 Feb 1942 - 16 Feb 1942 - 17 Feb 1942 - 18 Feb 1942 - 19 Feb 1942 - 20 Feb 1942 - 21 Feb 1942 - 22 Feb 1942 - 23 Feb 1942 - 24 Feb 1942 - 25 Feb 1942 - 26 Feb 1942 - 27 Feb 1942 - 28 Feb 1942 -
Sunk on 1 Mar 1942.
Ships hit by U-656 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-656 during this patrol
1 Mar 1942
The sinking of U-656
The boat was bombed and sunk by a PBO-1 Hudson (VP-82 USN, pilot Ens William Tepuni, USNR) on an anti-submarine sweep from Argentia, south of Cape Race, Newfoundland. The PBO-1 Hudsons were 20 Hudson Mk.IIIAs diverted from Lend-Lease to equip USN Sqdn VP-82, which sank the first two U-boats by US forces; U-656 on 1 March and U-503 on 15 March 1942.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.