Patrol info for U-516
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 15 Aug, 1942 | Kristiansand | 14 Nov, 1942 | Lorient | 92 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Gerhard Wiebe |
1WO Reinhold Merkle |
U-516's daily positions during the patrol
We have 90 daily positions for the 92 days U-516 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-516 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 27 Aug, 1942 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe |  | Port Jackson (d.) | 9.687 |  | br | |
| 31 Aug, 1942 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | Jack Carnes | 10.907 |  | am | ||
| 19 Sep, 1942 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | Wichita | 6.174 | | am | ||
| 28 Sep, 1942 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | Antonico | 1.223 |  | bz | ||
| 30 Sep, 1942 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | Alipore | 5.273 | | br | ||
| 24 Oct, 1942 | U-516 | Gerhard Wiebe | Holmpark | 5.780 | | br | ||
| 39.044 | ||||||||
| 5 ships sunk (29.357 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9.687 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 5 positions of the 6 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-516 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-516 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-516 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-516 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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