Patrol info for U-508
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 17 Oct 1942 | Lorient | 6 Jan 1943 | Lorient | 82 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Georg Staats |
1WO Oblt. Gert Dültgen |
2WO Ltn. Friedrich Altmeier |
U-508's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N07.45W,46.03N12.15W,44.15N15.15W,42.27N18.06W,39.45N21.42W,37.57N22.54W,37.57N25.18W,36.09N31.18W,35.15N38.30W,33.27N40.54W,31.39N43.18W,28.57N44.30W,27.09N46.54W,24.27N49.09W,21.45N51.51W,19.03N53.39W,16.21N55.27W,13.39N56.21W,11.51N59.03W,10.57N61.45W,11.34N63.26W,11.51N64.27W,11.51N61.45W,10.57N60.51W,10.57N61.45W,10.57N61.45W,10.57N61.45W,10.57N62.39W,12.45N62.39W,10.57N61.45W,10.55N61.01W,10.57N60.51W,10.03N59.57W,10.03N59.57W,10.03N59.57W,10.03N59.03W,09.09N56.21W,09.09N54.33W,07.21N55.27W,08.15N58.09W,08.57N59.48W,09.00N58.30W,07.21N56.21W,09.09N58.09W,09.40N59.15W,09.29N59.35W,07.45N56.30W,07.21N55.27W,07.21N56.21W,07.21N56.21W,08.15N57.15W,09.09N58.09W,09.17N59.00W,11.51N56.21W,14.33N55.27W,16.21N53.39W,18.09N51.51W,19.57N50.57W,22.39N49.09W,25.21N47.21W,28.03N45.42W,29.51N43.18W,31.39N42.06W,32.33N40.54W,33.27N39.42W,34.21N38.30W,35.15N37.18W,35.15N37.18W,36.09N38.30W,36.09N38.30W,36.09N37.18W,36.09N36.06W,37.57N33.42W,39.45N30.06W,40.39N26.30W,42.27N22.54W,44.15N19.45W,45.09N13.45W,46.03N09.15W,46.57N06.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 82 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-508 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats |  | Lindenhall | 5,248 |  | br | TAG-19 |
| 7 Nov 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Nathaniel Hawthorne | 7,176 |  | am | TAG-19 |
| 17 Nov 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | City of Corinth | 5,318 | | br | ||
| 27 Nov 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Clan Macfayden | 6,191 | | br | |
| 28 Nov 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | Empire Cromwell | 5,970 | | br | ||
| 1 Dec 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | Trevalgan | 5,299 | | br | |
| 2 Dec 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | | City of Bath | 5,079 | | br | |
| 3 Dec 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | Solon II | 4,561 | | br | ||
| 9 Dec 1942 | U-508 | Georg Staats | Nigerian | 5,423 | | br | ||
| 50,265 | ||||||||
9 ships sunk (50,265 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #46
ms = 11.34N63.26W,10.55N61.01W,08.57N59.48W,09.00N58.30W,09.40N59.15W,09.29N59.35W,07.45N56.30W,09.17N59.00W
We have 8 positions of the 9 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-508 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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