Patrol info for U-105
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Jun 1942 | Lorient | 12 Jun 1942 | El Ferrol | 6 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Heinrich Schuch |
WO Ltn. Otto Hinrichs |
WO Edmund Grochowiak |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-105
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We have daily positions for all 6 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 7 Jun 1942.
8 Jun 1942 - 9 Jun 1942 - 10 Jun 1942 - 11 Jun 1942 -
Arrival at El Ferrol on 12 Jun 1942.
Ships hit by U-105 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
1942
12 Jun 1942. While crossing the Bay of Biscay during the day on 12 June, 1942 the boat was attacked by an Australian Sunderland aircraft from RAAF Sqdn 10. The U-boat sought shelter in El Ferrol, Spain right after the attack on the 12th of June and did not leave again until the 28th when she departed for Lorient which she reached on the 30th. She was apparently seriously damaged as she did not sail again until 23 Nov, 1942. The aircraft that got the boat
The 4-engine flying boat that sank U-105 was the only one of that design built. The aircraft, named after a star as tradition in the French Navy, was based at Dakar and she sank the boat after a 2 hour chase.
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Attacks on U-105 during this patrol
12 Jun 1942
While crossing the Bay of Biscay during the day on 12 June, 1942 the boat was attacked by an Australian Sunderland aircraft from RAAF Sqdn 10. The U-boat sought shelter in El Ferrol, Spain right after the attack on the 12th of June and did not leave again until the 28th when she departed for Lorient which she reached on the 30th. She was apparently seriously damaged as she did not sail again until 23 Nov, 1942.
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