Patrol info for U-518
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 26 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 15 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 81 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
Oblt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann |
1WO Oblt. Gerhard Seehausen |
2WO Ltn. Rene Ballert |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-518
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We have daily positions for all 81 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 26 Sep 1942.
27 Sep 1942 - 28 Sep 1942 - 29 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 - 3 Oct 1942 - 4 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 - 9 Oct 1942 - 10 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942 - 18 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942 - 21 Oct 1942 - 22 Oct 1942 - 23 Oct 1942 - 24 Oct 1942 - 25 Oct 1942 - 26 Oct 1942 - 27 Oct 1942 - 28 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942 - 2 Nov 1942 - 3 Nov 1942 - 4 Nov 1942 - 5 Nov 1942 - 6 Nov 1942 - 7 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942 - 9 Nov 1942 - 10 Nov 1942 - 11 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942 - 14 Nov 1942 - 15 Nov 1942 - 16 Nov 1942 - 17 Nov 1942 - 18 Nov 1942 - 19 Nov 1942 - 20 Nov 1942 - 21 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942 - 23 Nov 1942 - 24 Nov 1942 - 25 Nov 1942 - 26 Nov 1942 - 27 Nov 1942 - 28 Nov 1942 - 29 Nov 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1942 - 2 Dec 1942 - 3 Dec 1942 - 4 Dec 1942 - 5 Dec 1942 - 6 Dec 1942 - 7 Dec 1942 - 8 Dec 1942 - 9 Dec 1942 - 10 Dec 1942 - 11 Dec 1942 - 12 Dec 1942 - 13 Dec 1942 - 14 Dec 1942 -
Arrival at Lorient on 15 Dec 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-518 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Panther (7 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942)
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 |  | Rose Castle | 7,803 |  | ca | |
| 2 Nov 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | P.L.M. 27 | 5,633 |  | br | |
| 21 Nov 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | British Renown (d.) | 6,997 | | br | ON-145 |
| 21 Nov 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | British Promise (d.) | 8,443 | | 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). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
9 Nov 1942. U-518 landed an Abwehr agent, Werner Alfred Waldmar von Janowski, on the coast of New Brunswick.
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Attacks on U-518 during this patrol
2 Nov 1942
While entering the Gulf of St. Lawrence via the Cabot Strait an radar-equipped Canadian aircraft attacked the boat with depth charges but the boat escaped unharmed. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 50.)
21 Nov 1942
The boat was seriously damaged while attacking convoy ON 145 - presumably from allied escorts as the convoy had no air cover at the time. He sank one and damaged two ships. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 51.)
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