Patrol info for U-552
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 10 Sep 1942 | St. Nazaire | 15 Dec 1942 | St. Nazaire | 97 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Klaus Popp |
ObStrm Franz Säck |
WO Ltn. Werner Klug |
U-552's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 97 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-552 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1942 | U-552 | Klaus Popp | HMS Alouette (FY 101) | 520 |  | br | ||
| 3 Dec 1942 | U-552 | Klaus Popp |  | Wallsend | 3,157 | | br | ON-146 |
| 3,677 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (3,677 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 1 position of the 2 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-552 during this patrol
20 Nov 1942
While enroute to the USA to be refitted at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the Dutch submarine HrMs K XIV (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Geijs) attacks the German submarine U-552 south of the Cape Verde Islands in position 13º05'N, 25º50'W. At a distance of around 900 meters K XIV launched four torpedo’s. The old torpedo’s from the Netherlands East Indies ran close to the surface and were detected by the Germans an missed their target as the U-boat turned away.
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