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Patrol info for U-333


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
30 Mar 1942La Pallice26 May 1942La Pallice58 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Peter-Erich Cremer
1WO

Oblt. Klemens Schamong
1WO

Ltn. Helmut Kandzior

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-333


We have daily positions for all 58 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-333 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
6 May 1942U-333Peter-Erich Cremer Java Arrow (d.)8,327amA
6 May 1942U-333Peter-Erich Cremer Amazone1,294nlB
6 May 1942U-333Peter-Erich Cremer Halsey7,088amC
10 May 1942U-333Peter-Erich Cremer Clan Skene5,214brD
 21,923

3 ships sunk (13,596 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,327 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.

General Events during this patrol

1942

23 May 1942. U-333 encountered an enemy submarine in the North Atlantic, but neither boat attacked.

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Attacks on U-333 during this patrol

We have no recorded attacks on U-333 duing this patrol.

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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