Patrol info for U-438
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 31 Dec 1942 | Brest | 16 Feb 1943 | Brest | 48 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Rudolf Franzius |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-438
We have 41 daily positions for the 48 days U-438 was at sea.
Departure from Brest on 31 Dec 1942.
1 Jan 1943 - 2 Jan 1943 - 3 Jan 1943 - 4 Jan 1943 - 5 Jan 1943 - 6 Jan 1943 - 7 Jan 1943 - 8 Jan 1943 - 9 Jan 1943 - 10 Jan 1943 - 11 Jan 1943 - 12 Jan 1943 - 13 Jan 1943 - 14 Jan 1943 - 15 Jan 1943 - 16 Jan 1943 - 17 Jan 1943 - 18 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943 - 20 Jan 1943 - 21 Jan 1943 - 22 Jan 1943 - 23 Jan 1943 - 24 Jan 1943 - 25 Jan 1943 - 26 Jan 1943 - 27 Jan 1943 - 28 Jan 1943 - 29 Jan 1943 - 30 Jan 1943 - 31 Jan 1943 - 1 Feb 1943 - 2 Feb 1943 - 3 Feb 1943 - 4 Feb 1943 - 5 Feb 1943 - 6 Feb 1943 - 7 Feb 1943 - 8 Feb 1943 - 9 Feb 1943 - 10 Feb 1943 - 11 Feb 1943 - 12 Feb 1943 - 13 Feb 1943 - 14 Feb 1943 - 15 Feb 1943 -
Arrival at Brest on 16 Feb 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-438 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Habicht (11 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943)
Haudegen (19 Jan 1943 - 8 Feb 1943)
Ships hit by U-438 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1943
1 Jan 1943. On 1 January, 1943 U-438 was damaged by underwater explosions, forcing her to return from patrol in the North Atlantic.
Add more events! If you know of an interesting event either missing from this date or an upcoming event that you'd like to share please contact us. We continuously update these databases.
Attacks on U-438 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-438 duing this patrol.
If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-438 please let us know.
See all patrols for U-438
* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.