Patrol info for U-263
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Oct 1942 | Kiel | 29 Nov 1942 | La Pallice | 34 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Kurt Nölke |
1WO Ltn. Hans-Bruno Freiherr von Müffling |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-263
We have 32 daily positions for the 34 days U-263 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 27 Oct 1942.
28 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942 - 2 Nov 1942 - 3 Nov 1942 - 4 Nov 1942 - 5 Nov 1942 - 6 Nov 1942 - 7 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942 - 9 Nov 1942 - 10 Nov 1942 - 11 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942 - 14 Nov 1942 - 15 Nov 1942 - 16 Nov 1942 - 17 Nov 1942 - 18 Nov 1942 - 19 Nov 1942 - 20 Nov 1942 - 21 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942 - 23 Nov 1942 - 24 Nov 1942 - 25 Nov 1942 - 26 Nov 1942 - 27 Nov 1942 - 28 Nov 1942 -
Arrival at La Pallice on 29 Nov 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-263 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Westwall (8 Nov 1942 - 24 Nov 1942)
Ships hit by U-263 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1942 | U-263 | Kurt Nölke |  | Grangepark | 5,132 |  | br | KMS-3 | A |
| 20 Nov 1942 | U-263 | Kurt Nölke | Prins Harald | 7,244 |  | nw | KMS-3 | B | |
| 12,376 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (12,376 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-263 during this patrol
20 Nov 1942
After an attack on two freighters convoy escorts dropped 119 depth charges on the boat. Serious damage forced U-263 to return to port. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 114.)
24 Nov 1942
Four days after being seriously damaged by convoy escorts while inbound to France, four depth charges from a British Hudson bomber (Sqdn 233, pilot Eric Smith) west of Gibraltar left U-263 seriously damaged and unable to dive. BdU gave the option of sailing for Spain, but the boat managed to reach France on 29 Nov, afterwards needing 13 months of repairs. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 114)
26 Nov 1942
The damaged inbound U-263 met an enemy submarine, which fired two torpedoes, but both missed their target.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.