Patrol info for U-131
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Nov 1941 | Kiel | 17 Dec 1941 | Lost | 21 days |
Commander | Officers * |
KrvKpt. Arend Baumann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-131
We have daily positions for all 21 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 27 Nov 1941.
28 Nov 1941 - 29 Nov 1941 - 30 Nov 1941 - 1 Dec 1941 - 2 Dec 1941 - 3 Dec 1941 - 4 Dec 1941 - 5 Dec 1941 - 6 Dec 1941 - 7 Dec 1941 - 8 Dec 1941 - 9 Dec 1941 - 10 Dec 1941 - 11 Dec 1941 - 12 Dec 1941 - 13 Dec 1941 - 14 Dec 1941 - 15 Dec 1941 - 16 Dec 1941 -
Sunk on 17 Dec 1941.
Ships hit by U-131 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1941 | U-131 | Arend Baumann |  | Scottish Trader | 4,016 |  | br | SC-56 | A |
| 4,016 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,016 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-131 during this patrol
17 Dec 1941
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Martlet fighter (802 Sqn FAA, pilot SubLt George R.P. Fletcher, RNVR)
The sinking of U-131
0925hrs, west of Rabat, Morocco: while shadowing convoy HG-76 the boat was sighted and forced to dive by a Martlet fighter of the British escort carrier HMS Audacity. HMS Stork (Cdr F.J. "Johnnie" Walker) immediately raced to the spot together with four other escorts. About one hour later, HMS Stanley got an asdic contact and HMS Pentstemon carried out several depth charge attacks on U-131, causing serious damage and forcing her to surface due to chlorine gas from the batteries at 1247hrs. Unable to dive, Baumann tried to escape at full speed on the surface. After 20 minutes, a Martlet strafed the boat, but was brought down by flak and crashed into the sea, killing the pilot. In the meantime the escorts began shelling U-131 from a distance of about 7 nautical miles, scoring several hits as they closed in. The boat returned fire at HMS Blankney, but without scoring any hits, and was eventually scuttled by the crew at 1330hrs.
This was the first aircraft shot down by a U-boat in the war.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.