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Patrol info for U-371


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
5 Jun 1941Kiel1 Jul 1941Brest27 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.

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 1941U-371Heinrich Driver Silverpalm6,373br
24 Jun 1941U-371Heinrich Driver Vigrid4,765nwHX-133
 11,138

2 ships sunk (11,138 tons).

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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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