Patrol info for U-563
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 Oct 1941 | Brest | 1 Nov 1941 | Brest | 29 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Klaus Bargsten |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Petersen |
2WO Ltn. Günther Ruppelt |
WO Ltn. Walter-Ernst Koch |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-563
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We have daily positions for all 29 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 4 Oct 1941.
5 Oct 1941 - 6 Oct 1941 - 7 Oct 1941 - 8 Oct 1941 - 9 Oct 1941 - 10 Oct 1941 - 11 Oct 1941 - 12 Oct 1941 - 13 Oct 1941 - 14 Oct 1941 - 15 Oct 1941 - 16 Oct 1941 - 17 Oct 1941 - 18 Oct 1941 - 19 Oct 1941 - 20 Oct 1941 - 21 Oct 1941 - 22 Oct 1941 - 23 Oct 1941 - 24 Oct 1941 - 25 Oct 1941 - 26 Oct 1941 - 27 Oct 1941 - 28 Oct 1941 - 29 Oct 1941 - 30 Oct 1941 - 31 Oct 1941 -
Arrival at Brest on 1 Nov 1941.
Ships hit by U-563 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1941 | U-563 | Klaus Bargsten |  | HMS Cossack (G 03) | 1,870 |  | br | HG-75 |
| 1,870 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,870 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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Attacks on U-563 during this patrol
5 Oct 1941
At 10.30 hours, the outbound boat was attacked by a Blenheim (1404 Met Flt RAF/A, pilot P/O Jack Coleman) in the Bay of Biscay. The aircraft carried out a dive bomb attack, but had to circle to lose height and by mistake only dropped one instead of both 250lb A/S bombs on the crash-diving U-563, causing no damage. The Blenheim then proceeded to patrol ahead of the original course of the U-boat, but located and attacked U-565 instead. (Sources: KTB U-563/ADM 199-1782)
25 Oct 1941
While preparing to attack convoy HG-75 the boat was attacked by one of its escorts, the British corvette HMS Heliotrope (K 03). The boat was driven under but the depth charge attack by the corvette was unsuccessful and the boat escaped unharmed. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 393)
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