Patrol info for U-386
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Aug 1943 | St. Nazaire | 8 Oct 1943 | St. Nazaire | 41 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Rolf Heinrich Fritz Albrecht |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-386
We have daily positions for all 41 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 29 Aug 1943.
30 Aug 1943 - 31 Aug 1943 - 1 Sep 1943 - 2 Sep 1943 - 3 Sep 1943 - 4 Sep 1943 - 5 Sep 1943 - 6 Sep 1943 - 7 Sep 1943 - 8 Sep 1943 - 9 Sep 1943 - 10 Sep 1943 - 11 Sep 1943 - 12 Sep 1943 - 13 Sep 1943 - 14 Sep 1943 - 15 Sep 1943 - 16 Sep 1943 - 17 Sep 1943 - 18 Sep 1943 - 19 Sep 1943 - 20 Sep 1943 - 21 Sep 1943 - 22 Sep 1943 - 23 Sep 1943 - 24 Sep 1943 - 25 Sep 1943 - 26 Sep 1943 - 27 Sep 1943 - 28 Sep 1943 - 29 Sep 1943 - 30 Sep 1943 - 1 Oct 1943 - 2 Oct 1943 - 3 Oct 1943 - 4 Oct 1943 - 5 Oct 1943 - 6 Oct 1943 - 7 Oct 1943 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 8 Oct 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-386 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Leuthen (15 Sep 1943 - 21 Sep 1943)
Ships hit by U-386 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
We have no events listed for this patrol.
Add more events! If you know of an interesting event either missing from this date or an upcoming event that you'd like to share please contact us. We continuously update these databases.
Attacks on U-386 during this patrol
6 Sep 1943
Surprise attack from an unidentified aircraft in the Atlantic off Finisterre when the Wanze radar warning device failed to register the threat. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 420)
20 Sep 1943
The target of the attack on 20 Sept 1943 SW of Iceland in position 57.40N, 29.48W, in which a Fido homing torpedo from a British B-24 Liberator (Sqdn. 120/F) was believed to have sunk U-338, was actually U-386, which escaped unscathed. (Sources: 1992-10-01, FDS/NHB)
21 Sep 1943
U-386 had to break off an attack on convoy ON 202 in mid Atlantic after being heavily depth charged. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 423)
About this data
If you believe we have missed an attack on a German U-boat in this listing please let us know.
See all patrols for U-386
* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.