Patrol info for U-563
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 20 Mar 1943 | Brest | 18 Apr 1943 | Brest | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Götz von Hartmann |
2WO Ltn. Hans-Jürgen Schley |
U-563's daily positions during the patrol
We have 29 daily positions for the 30 days U-563 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-563 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann |  | Sunoil (d.) | 9,005 |  | am | HX-231 |
| 12 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann | Fresno City (d.) | 7,261 |  | br | HX-232 | |
| 12 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann | Pacific Grove | 7,117 | | br | HX-232 | |
| 12 Apr 1943 | U-563 | Götz von Hartmann | | Ulysses | 2,666 |  | nl | HX-232 |
| 26,049 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (9,783 tons) and 2 ships damaged (16,266 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 4 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-563 during this patrol
22 Mar 1943
The boat was attacked by a Beaufighter aircraft in the North Atlantic and suffered slight damages.
7 Apr 1943
A British B-24 Liberator (Sqdn 86) attacked the boat with 3 depth charges. The U-boat was only slightly damaged but during the crash dive 2 men were lost overboard. [Oberbootsmaat Christian Wieland, Matrosengefreiter Rudolf Schädlich]
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