Patrol info for U-507
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 4 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 4 Jun 1942 | Lorient | 62 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Harro Schacht |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Joachim Börner |
U-507's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 62 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-507 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht |  | Federal | 2,881 |  | am | |
| 4 May 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Norlindo | 2,686 | | am | |
| 5 May 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Joseph M. Cudahy | 6,950 | | am | |
| 5 May 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | Munger T. Ball | 5,104 | | am | ||
| 6 May 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | Alcoa Puritan | 6,759 | | am | ||
| 7 May 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | Ontario | 3,099 |  | ho | ||
| 8 May 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | Torny | 2,424 |  | nw | ||
| 12 May 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Virginia | 10,731 | | am | |
| 13 May 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | | Gulfprince (d.) | 6,561 | | am | |
| 16 May 1942 | U-507 | Harro Schacht | Amapala | 4,148 | | ho | ||
| 51,343 | ||||||||
9 ships sunk (44,782 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,561 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 10 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-507 during this patrol
9 May 1942
The U-boat was attacked by an US Navy PBY Catalina aircraft about 225 miles south of its base at Pensacola. (Sources: Ragnar J. Ragnarsson)
10 May 1942
The U-boat was attacked by an US Navy PBY Catalina aircraft about 56 miles south-southwest of its base at Pensacola. (Sources: Ragnar J. Ragnarsson)
About this data
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Men lost from U-boats
5 May 1942 |
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