Patrol info for U-480
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Jun 1944 | Arendal | 7 Jul 1944 | Brest | 31 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Förster |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-480
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We have 30 daily positions for the 31 days U-480 was at sea.
Departure from Arendal on 7 Jun 1944.
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Arrival at Brest on 7 Jul 1944.
Ships hit by U-480 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-480 during this patrol
13 Jun 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
Canadian Catalina (Sqdn 162/B, pilot Laurance Sherman). The crew of this aircraft had sunk the U-980 only 2 days earlier. 3 of the 8 man crew of the aircraft died when ditched and 4 more on life rafts, leaving only 1 survivor, J. E. Roberts. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 591)
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