Patrol info for U-221
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Feb 1943 | St. Nazaire | 28 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hans-Hartwig Trojer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-221
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 27 Feb 1943.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 28 Mar 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-221 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Neuland (8 Mar 1943 - 13 Mar 1943)
Dränger (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-221 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1943 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer |  | Jamaica | 3,015 |  | nw | A | |
| 10 Mar 1943 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | Tucurinca | 5,412 |  | br | HX-228 | B | |
| 10 Mar 1943 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | Lawton B. Evans (d.) | 7,197 |  | am | HX-228 | C | |
| 10 Mar 1943 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | Andrea F. Luckenbach | 6,565 | | am | HX-228 | D |
| 18 Mar 1943 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | Walter Q. Gresham | 7,191 | | am | HX-229 | E |
| 18 Mar 1943 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | | Canadian Star | 8,293 | | br | HX-229 | F |
| 37,673 | |||||||||
5 ships sunk (30,476 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,197 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1943
21 Mar 1943. On 21 March, 1943 one of the crew captured from the motor merchant Jamaica jumped overboard during an alarm excercise in the North Atlantic, either trying to escape or to commit suicide.
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Attacks on U-221 during this patrol
11 Mar 1943
After U-221 sank two ships and damaged another from convoy HX 228, the escorts attacked, dropping six depth charges which caused serious damage. The boat was forced to break off the action to make repairs at sea. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 255)
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Men lost from U-boats
22 Mar 1943 |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.