Patrol info for U-552
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 27 Jan 1942 | St. Nazaire | 34 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||||
 Kptlt. Erich Topp |
1WO Oblt. Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen |
Cdr sea training Oblt. Albrecht Brandi |
ObStrm Franz Säck |
WO Werner Klug |
WO sea training Walter Kimmelmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-552
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We have daily positions for all 34 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 25 Dec 1941.
26 Dec 1941 - 27 Dec 1941 - 28 Dec 1941 - 29 Dec 1941 - 30 Dec 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 - 1 Jan 1942 - 2 Jan 1942 - 3 Jan 1942 - 4 Jan 1942 - 5 Jan 1942 - 6 Jan 1942 - 7 Jan 1942 - 8 Jan 1942 - 9 Jan 1942 - 10 Jan 1942 - 11 Jan 1942 - 12 Jan 1942 - 13 Jan 1942 - 14 Jan 1942 - 15 Jan 1942 - 16 Jan 1942 - 17 Jan 1942 - 18 Jan 1942 - 19 Jan 1942 - 20 Jan 1942 - 21 Jan 1942 - 22 Jan 1942 - 23 Jan 1942 - 24 Jan 1942 - 25 Jan 1942 - 26 Jan 1942 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 27 Jan 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-552 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Seydlitz (27 Dec 1941 - 6 Jan 1942)
Ziethen (6 Jan 1942 - 19 Jan 1942)
Ships hit by U-552 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp |  | Dayrose | 4,113 |  | br | |
| 18 Jan 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Frances Salman | 2,609 |  | am | |
| 20 Jan 1942 | U-552 | Erich Topp | Maro | 3,838 |  | gr | ON-53 | |
| 10,560 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (10,560 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-552 during this patrol
17 Jan 1942
U-552 was attacked by a "destroyer" after firing torpedoes at a freighter escorted by 2 "destroyers". The boat escaped undamaged. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 471)
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