Patrol info for U-506
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 28 Jul, 1942 | Lorient | 7 Nov, 1942 | Lorient | 103 days |
Commander | Officers * |  Kptlt. Erich Würdemann | 1WO Oblt. Friedrich Wittenberg | 1WO Fritz Schneewind |
U-506's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 103 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-506 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 21 Aug, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | City of Wellington | 5.733 |  | br | ||
| 23 Aug, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | Hamla | 4.416 | | br | ||
| 5 Sep, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann |  | Myrmidon | 6.278 | | br | |
| 13 Sep, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Lima | 3.764 |  | sw | |
| 30 Sep, 1942 | U-506 | Erich Würdemann | | Siam II | 6.637 | | br | |
| 26.828 | ||||||||
| 5 ships sunk (26.828 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-506 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-506 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-506 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-506 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.