Patrol info for U-645
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 24 Apr 1943 | Kiel | 22 Jun 1943 | Brest | 60 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. (R) Otto Ferro |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-645
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We have daily positions for all 60 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 24 Apr 1943.
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Arrival at Brest on 22 Jun 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-645 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Without name (5 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
Isar (10 May 1943 - 15 May 1943)
Donau 1 (15 May 1943 - 26 May 1943)
Ships hit by U-645 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-645 during this patrol
12 Jun 1943
At 13.00 hours, the boat was attacked by the British Liberator FL932 (86 Sqdn RAF/H, pilot F/O C.W. Burcher, DFC, RAAF) north of the Azores. The aircraft was escorting the troop convoy TA-48 and attacked U-645 from the starboard bow with five depth charges that overshoot, the closest detonating 15 metres astern causing slight damage. They then exchanged gunfire for the next 30 minutes and the boat claimed hits on the Liberator, but it was not seriously hit and flew off to inform the convoy. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
12 Jun 1943
At 16.23 hours, the boat was attacked by the British Liberator FK226 (86 Sqdn RAF/G, pilot F/O A.C.I. Samuel) north of the Azores. The aircraft was escorting the troop convoy TA-48 and broke off the intial attack run due to heavy AA fire from U-645. They exchanged gunfire for 10 minutes and the aircraft then attacked with five depth charges that detonated about 50 to 100 metres to starboard. AA fire hit the Liberator in the the fuselage, the bomb bay and a fuel tank, killing one crewman and starting a fire which was quickly extinguished. The damage forced the pilot to return to base while the boat crash-dived. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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