Patrol info for U-539
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 1 May 1944 | St. Nazaire | 22 Sep 1944 | Flensburg | 145 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |
1WO Oblt. Hans Götze |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-539
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We have 141 daily positions for the 145 days U-539 was at sea.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 1 May 1944.
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Arrival at Flensburg on 22 Sep 1944.
Ships hit by U-539 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1944 | U-539 | Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |  | Pillory | 1,517 |  | pa | |
| 11 Jun 1944 | U-539 | Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden | | Casandra (d.) | 2,701 |  | nl | |
| 4 Jul 1944 | U-539 | Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden | | Kittanning (d.) | 10,195 |  | am | |
| 14,413 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,517 tons) and 2 ships damaged (12,896 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-539 during this patrol
11 Jun 1944
When shelling the Dutch tanker Casandra with the deck gun in an action just off Curaçao in the West Indies, the tanker returned fire, causing only minor damage but forcing U-539 to break off the attack. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 564)
12 Jun 1944
An American Mariner aircraft attacked the boat but she got away once again (hit by gunfire the day before from Dutch tanker). (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 564)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.