Patrol info for U-516
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 Oct 1943 | Brest | 26 Feb 1944 | Lorient | 146 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans-Rutger Tillessen |
1WO Ltn. Reinhold Merkle |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-516
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We have daily positions for all 146 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 4 Oct 1943.
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Arrival at Lorient on 26 Feb 1944.
Ships hit by U-516 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen |  | Pompoon | 1,082 |  | pa | |
| 18 Nov 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | Ruby | 39 |  | co | ||
| 23 Nov 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | | Elizabeth Kellogg | 5,189 |  | am | |
| 24 Nov 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | | Melville E. Stone | 7,176 | | am | |
| 8 Dec 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | Colombia | 1,064 | | pa | ||
| 16 Dec 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | | McDowell | 10,195 | | am | |
| 24,745 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (24,745 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-516 during this patrol
19 Dec 1943
Near Trinidad in the Caribbean an unknown aircraft attacked and damaged the boat, causing it to abort its patrol and seek fuel and assistance from other boats in the area. The boat safely reached port on 26 Feb, 1944. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 462)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.