Patrol info for U-617
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 28 Aug 1943 | Toulon | 12 Sep 1943 | Lost | 16 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Albrecht Brandi |
U-617's daily positions during the patrol
We have 10 daily positions for the 16 days U-617 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-617 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1943 | U-617 | Albrecht Brandi | HMS Puckeridge (L 108) | 1,050 |  | br | ||
| 1,050 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,050 tons). | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have position of the 1 ship attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-617 during this patrol
12 Sep 1943
The sinking of U-617At 01.50 hours, the boat was attacked with depth charges by a Leigh Light equipped British Wellington aircraft (179 Sqdn RAF/P, pilot S/L D.B. Hodgkinson, RCAF) off the Moroccan coast. Another Wellington (179 Sqdn RAF/J, pilot P/O W.H. Brunini) was homed in and dropped its depth charges in a Leigh Light attack in 35°17N/03°20W. AA fire had hit the aircraft in several places, fatally wounding the rear gunner but this remained unnoticed by the crew during the action. The Wellington crew saw flames in the conning tower of U-617 and circled the boat for 45 minutes until she beached herself near Melilla, Spanish Morocco.
All 49 crew members abandoned ship and were interned by Spain and later repatriated to Germany. U-617 was finished off by several air attacks of British aircraft from Gibraltar (Hudsons of 48 and 233 Sqdn RAF and two Swordfish of 833 and 886 Sqdn FAA) and finally the wreck was destroyed by gunfire from HMS Hyacinth and HMAS Wollongong.
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