Patrol info for U-518
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 26 Sep, 1942 | Kiel | 15 Dec, 1942 | Lorient | 81 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann |
1WO Gerhard Seehausen |
2WO Rene Ballert |
U-518's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 81 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-518 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 2 Nov, 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann |  | P.L.M. 27 | 5.633 |  | br | |
| 2 Nov, 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | Rose Castle | 7.803 |  | ca | |
| 21 Nov, 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | British Promise (d.) | 8.443 | | br | ON-145 |
| 21 Nov, 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | British Renown (d.) | 6.997 | | br | ON-145 |
| 21 Nov, 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | Empire Sailor | 6.140 | | br | ON-145 | |
| 23 Nov, 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | Caddo | 10.172 |  | am | |
| 45.188 | ||||||||
| 4 ships sunk (29.748 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15.440 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 4 positions of the 6 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-518 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-518 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-518 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-518 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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