Patrol info for U-971
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Jun 1944 | Marviken | 24 Jun 1944 | Lost | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Walter Zeplien |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-971
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We have 16 daily positions for the 17 days U-971 was at sea.
Departure from Marviken on 8 Jun 1944.
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Sunk on 24 Jun 1944.
Ships hit by U-971 during this patrol
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Attacks on U-971 during this patrol
15 Jun 1944
During the night as the boat passed near the Faeroes the boat was attacked by a British Sunderland aircraft but managed to repel it and continue undamaged. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 590)
20 Jun 1944
A Canadian Leigh-light equipped Wellington aircraft (Sqdn, pilot F. H. Foster) depth charged the boat, damaging 3 of its 4 bow torpedo tubes. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 590)
21 Jun 1944
For the third time on this patrol the boat was attacked by Allied aircraft. On this day two more attacked; a British Sunderland (Sqdn 228) and a British Halifax (Sqdn 502) causing yet more damage to the boat. The boat still persisted with its patrol and was sunk by aircraft 3 days later while enroute to base at Brest, France. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 590)
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