Patrol info for U-481
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 5 Jul 1944 | Reval | 4 Aug 1944 | Reval | 31 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Klaus Andersen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-481
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We have 27 daily positions for the 31 days U-481 was at sea.
Departure from Reval on 5 Jul 1944.
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Arrival at Reval on 4 Aug 1944.
Ships hit by U-481 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1944 | U-481 | Klaus Andersen | KT-804 (No 35) | 26 |  | sj | ||
| 30 Jul 1944 | U-481 | Klaus Andersen | KT-807 (No 42) | 26 | | sj | ||
| 30 Jul 1944 | U-481 | Klaus Andersen | KT-806 (d.) | 26 | | sj | ||
| 78 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (52 tons) and 1 ship damaged (26 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-481 during this patrol
30 Jul 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
Soviet Il-2 (Sqdn )
On this day U-481 was attacked by two Il-2 (35. ShAP) in the Narwa Bay in the Baltic. One of the Il-2 was damaged and was later ditched.
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