Patrol info for U-744
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
24 Feb 1944 | Brest | 6 Mar 1944 | Lost | 12 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Heinz Blischke |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-744
We have daily positions for all 12 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 24 Feb 1944.
25 Feb 1944 - 26 Feb 1944 - 27 Feb 1944 - 28 Feb 1944 - 29 Feb 1944 - 1 Mar 1944 - 2 Mar 1944 - 3 Mar 1944 - 4 Mar 1944 - 5 Mar 1944 -
Sunk on 6 Mar 1944.
Ships hit by U-744 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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2 Mar 1944 | U-744 | Heinz Blischke | HMS LST-362 | 1,625 | br | MKS-40 | A | ||
1,625 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,625 tons). |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-744 during this patrol
2 Mar 1944
The U-boat had just torpedoed HMS LST-362 when it was forced to dive by HMS Rockwood and unsuccessfully attacked with depth charges about 370 miles southwest of Cape Clear.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.