Patrol info for U-517
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 8 Aug, 1942 | Kiel | 19 Oct, 1942 | Lorient | 73 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Paul Härtwig |
U-517's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 73 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-517 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 27 Aug, 1942 | U-517 | Paul Härtwig | Chatham | 5.649 |  | am | SG-6F | |
| 28 Aug, 1942 | U-517 | Paul Härtwig | Arlyn | 3.304 | | am | SG-6 | |
| 3 Sep, 1942 | U-517 | Paul Härtwig |  | Donald Stewart | 1.781 |  | ca | LN-7 |
| 7 Sep, 1942 | U-517 | Paul Härtwig | Mount Pindus | 5.729 |  | gr | QS-33 | |
| 7 Sep, 1942 | U-517 | Paul Härtwig | | Mount Taygetus | 3.286 | | gr | QS-33 |
| 7 Sep, 1942 | U-517 | Paul Härtwig | | Oakton | 1.727 | | ca | QS-33 |
| 11 Sep, 1942 | U-517 | Paul Härtwig | | HMCS Charlottetown (K 244) | 900 | | ca | SQ-30 |
| 15 Sep, 1942 | U-517 | Paul Härtwig | Inger Elisabeth | 2.166 |  | nw | SQ-36 | |
| 15 Sep, 1942 | U-517 | Paul Härtwig | | Saturnus | 2.741 |  | nl | SQ-36 |
| 27.283 | ||||||||
| 9 ships sunk (27.283 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 6 positions of the 9 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-517 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-517 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-517 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-517 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.