Patrol info for U-371
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 5 Jun 1941 | Kiel | 1 Jul 1941 | Brest | 27 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Driver |
1WO Oblt. Kurt Petersen |
ObStrm Helmut Plohr |
WO Oblt. Karl-Otto Weber |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-371
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We have daily positions for all 27 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 5 Jun 1941.
6 Jun 1941 - 7 Jun 1941 - 8 Jun 1941 - 9 Jun 1941 - 10 Jun 1941 - 11 Jun 1941 - 12 Jun 1941 - 13 Jun 1941 - 14 Jun 1941 - 15 Jun 1941 - 16 Jun 1941 - 17 Jun 1941 - 18 Jun 1941 - 19 Jun 1941 - 20 Jun 1941 - 21 Jun 1941 - 22 Jun 1941 - 23 Jun 1941 - 24 Jun 1941 - 25 Jun 1941 - 26 Jun 1941 - 27 Jun 1941 - 28 Jun 1941 - 29 Jun 1941 - 30 Jun 1941 -
Arrival at Brest on 1 Jul 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-371 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Kurfürst (17 Jun 1941 - 20 Jun 1941)
Ships hit by U-371 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1941 | U-371 | Heinrich Driver |  | Silverpalm | 6,373 |  | br | |
| 24 Jun 1941 | U-371 | Heinrich Driver | Vigrid | 4,765 |  | nw | HX-133 | |
| 11,138 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (11,138 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-371 during this patrol
30 Jun 1941
At 12.30 hours, the inbound boat was attacked by a Blenheim (1404 Met Flt RAF/G, pilot FltLt D.F. Wykeham-Martin, RAFVR) in the Bay of Biscay. The aircraft surprised U-371 because they misidentified it as German Ju88 and dropped two 250lb A/S bombs and one 250lb GP bomb in a dive bomb attack from astern, the bombs detonating 30 yards on the starboard bow. The U-boat then immediately dived and was attacked from the port beam with another GP bomb, which detonated over the bows but she escaped without damage. (Sources: KTB U-371/ADM 199-1781)
30 Jun 1941
At 17.05 hours, the inbound boat was attacked by a Beaufort (217 Sqn RAF/R) on A/S sweep in the Bay of Biscay. The aircraft (misidentified as Sunderland) tried to surprise U-371 by a dive bomb attack out of the sun, but she managed to crash-dive in time and the two 250lb A/S bombs detonated about 40 feet ahead of the bow. The aircraft turned around and dropped four depth charges ahead of the swirl, but the U-boat was already passing a depth of 40 meters and escaped without damage. (Sources: KTB U-371/ADM 199-1781)
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