Patrol info for U-516
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 4 Oct, 1943 | Brest | 26 Feb, 1944 | Lorient | 146 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans-Rutger Tillessen |
1WO Reinhold Merkle |
U-516's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 146 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-516 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 13 Nov, 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | Pompoon | 1.082 |  | pa | ||
| 18 Nov, 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | Ruby | 39 |  | co | ||
| 23 Nov, 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | Elizabeth Kellogg | 5.189 |  | am | ||
| 24 Nov, 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen |  | Melville E. Stone | 7.176 | | am | |
| 8 Dec, 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | Colombia | 1.064 | | pa | ||
| 16 Dec, 1943 | U-516 | Hans-Rutger Tillessen | | McDowell | 10.195 | | am | |
| 24.745 | ||||||||
| 6 ships sunk (24.745 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 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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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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