Patrol info for U-701
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 20 May, 1942 | Lorient | 7 Jul, 1942 | Lost | 49 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Horst Degen |
U-701's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 49 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-701 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 15 Jun, 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen |  | Esso Augusta (d.) [Mine] | 11.237 |  | am | KN-109 |
| 15 Jun, 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | HMS Kingston Ceylonite (FY 214) [Mine] | 448 |  | br | KN-109 | |
| 15 Jun, 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | Robert C. Tuttle (d.) [Mine] | 11.615 | | am | KN-109 |
| 15 Jun, 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | USS Bainbridge (DD 246) (d.) [Mine] | 1.190 | | am | KN-109 |
| 17 Jun, 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | Santore [Mine] | 7.117 | | am | KS-511 |
| 19 Jun, 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | USS YP-389 | 170 | | am | ||
| 26 Jun, 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | Tamesis (d.) | 7.256 |  | nw | ||
| 27 Jun, 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | | British Freedom (d.) | 6.985 | | br | KS-514 |
| 28 Jun, 1942 | U-701 | Horst Degen | William Rockefeller | 14.054 | | am | ||
| 60.072 | ||||||||
| 4 ships sunk (21.789 tons) and 5 ships damaged (38.283 tons).
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 5 positions of the 9 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-701 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-701 during this patrol (prior to its loss). If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-701 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-701 during this patrol (prior to its loss). |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.