Patrol info for U-764
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
6 Jun 1944 | Brest | 23 Jun 1944 | Brest | 18 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Hanskurt von Bremen |
WO Ltn. Gerhard Franceschi |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-764
We have daily positions for all 18 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 6 Jun 1944.
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Arrival at Brest on 23 Jun 1944.
Ships hit by U-764 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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15 Jun 1944 | U-764 | Hanskurt von Bremen | HMS Blackwood (K 313) | 1,085 | br | A | |||
1,085 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,085 tons). |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-764 during this patrol
15 Jun 1944
After torpedoing the British frigate HMS Blackwood (she sank the next day) the boat was attacked by nearby escorts causing, among other things, damage to the schnorkel. The boat was forced to return to Brest, arriving 21 June. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 586)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.