Patrol info for U-73
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 5 Oct 1943 | Toulon | 30 Oct 1943 | Toulon | 26 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Horst Deckert |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-73
We have daily positions for all 26 days on this patrol.
Departure from Toulon on 5 Oct 1943.
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Arrival at Toulon on 30 Oct 1943.
Ships hit by U-73 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1943
10 Oct 1943. U-73 put an agent ashore at Cape Khanis, in the Mediterranean.
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Attacks on U-73 during this patrol
30 Oct 1943
The target of the torpedo fired by the British submarine HMS Ultimatum on 30 Oct 1943 in the Mediterranean SE of Toulon, France in position 43.04N, 05.57E, formerly credited with sinking U-431, was actually U-73, which escaped unscathed.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.