Patrol info for U-663
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
4 Mar 1943 | Brest | 6 Mar 1943 | Brest | 3 days |
10 Mar 1943 | Brest | 4 Apr 1943 | Brest | 26 days |
29 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Heinrich Schmid |
Patrol in the North Atlantic, initially aborted due to mechanical defects on the diesel engines.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-663
We have daily positions for all 29 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 4 Mar 1943.
5 Mar 1943 -
Arrival at Brest on 6 Mar 1943.
Departure from Brest on 10 Mar 1943.
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Arrival at Brest on 4 Apr 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-663 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Seeteufel (21 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-663 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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18 Mar 1943 | U-663 | Heinrich Schmid | Clarissa Radcliffe | 5,754 | br | SC-122 | A | ||
5,754 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (5,754 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-663 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.