U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-600


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
12 Jun 1943La Pallice10 Sep 1943Brest91 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Bernhard Zurmühlen

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-600

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We have daily positions for all 91 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-600 during this patrol

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General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-600 during this patrol

14 Jun 1943
At 20.15 hours, a group of 3 outbound boats (U-257, U-600 and U-615) was strafed by the British Fortress aircraft FK212 (220 Sqdn RAF/V, pilot F/O C.F. Callender) in the Bay of Biscay. U-600 and U-615 observed AA hits on the aircraft and claimed it as shot down, but the Fortress was apparently finished off by a German Ju88C fighter (15./KG 40, pilot Lt Lothar Wolff) about 90km northwest of Cape Ortegal at 20.40 hours. All nine crewmen were lost. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman/Goss)

16 Jun 1943
At 09.04 hours, a group of 3 outbound boats was attacked by the British Liberator Mk.V aircraft FL973 (59 Sqdn RAF/C, pilot F/O E.E. Allen, RCAF) northwest of Cape Finisterre. The aircraft dropped six depth charges on U-600 in the centre and caused minor damage, but was hit four times by AA fire from all boats. Strafing from the rear gunner killed one crewman [Matrosengefreiter Georg Laub]. As the pilot flew away to examine the damage, the boats began to dive. The aircraft dropped its remaining depth charges ahead of the swirl of the starboard boat before leaving for the base. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)

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