Patrol info for U-418
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 24 Apr 1943 | Kiel | 30 May 1943 | Lost | 37 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Gerhard Lange |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-418
We have daily positions for all 37 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 24 Apr 1943.
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Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-418 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Without name (5 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
Isar (10 May 1943 - 15 May 1943)
Donau 1 (15 May 1943 - 23 May 1943)
Ships hit by U-418 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-418 during this patrol
30 May 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Catalina FP101 (210 Sqn RAF/G, pilot F/L David William Eadie)
09.55 hrs, outside the Bay of Biscay: The Catalina attacked a U-boat, probably the inbound U-418, which was lost shortly afterwards without reporting an attack. AA fire hit the bow of the aircraft during the attack run, killing the nose gunner and wounding two other crew, but the pilot carried on and dropped depth charges. The aircraft made it to base at Pembroke Dock, but the hull was holed, and it sank on landing. Later salvaged.
(Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)About this data
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.