Patrol info for U-653
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 5 Aug 1942 | Brest | 31 Aug 1942 | Brest | 27 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Gerhard Feiler |
2WO Ltn. Günter Lüders |
U-653's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 27 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-653 during this patrol
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No ships hit by U-653 on this patrol.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-653 during this patrol
18 Aug 1942
Near convoy SL.119 a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 120/F) attacked U-653. During the crash diving one man was lost. (There was a report that the man was saved by a British destroyer.) The boat was seriously damaged and had to limp back to base, reaching Brest, France on 30 August. [Matrosengefreiter Willi Pröhl]
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