Patrol info for U-131
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Nov 1941 | Kiel | 17 Dec 1941 | Lost | 21 days |
Commander | Officers * |
KrvKpt. Arend Baumann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-131
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We have daily positions for all 21 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 27 Nov 1941.
28 Nov 1941 - 29 Nov 1941 - 30 Nov 1941 - 1 Dec 1941 - 2 Dec 1941 - 3 Dec 1941 - 4 Dec 1941 - 5 Dec 1941 - 6 Dec 1941 - 7 Dec 1941 - 8 Dec 1941 - 9 Dec 1941 - 10 Dec 1941 - 11 Dec 1941 - 12 Dec 1941 - 13 Dec 1941 - 14 Dec 1941 - 15 Dec 1941 - 16 Dec 1941 -
Sunk on 17 Dec 1941.
Ships hit by U-131 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1941 | U-131 | Arend Baumann | Scottish Trader | 4,016 |  | br | SC-56 | |
| 4,016 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,016 tons). | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-131 during this patrol
17 Dec 1941
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Martlet (802 Sqdn FAA, pilot SubLt George R.P. Fletcher, RNVR)
The sinking of U-131
At 09.25 hours, the boat was spotted and forced to dive by a Martlet aircraft of HMS Audacity while shadowing the convoy HG-76. Walker on HMS Stork immediately raced to the contact together with four other escorts. After about one hour, HMS Stanley made contact and HMS Pentstemon carried out several depth charges attack on the boat, which was badly damaged and forced to surface due to chlorine gas from the batteries at 12.47 hours. Unable to dive again, Baumann then tried to escape at full speed on the surface. After 20 minutes, a Martlet aircraft strafed the boat, but was hit by AA fire during the attack run and crashed into the sea, killing the pilot. In the meantime the escorts began shelling U-131 from a distance of about 7 nautical miles and scored several hits when closing in. The boat fired at HMS Blankney without scoring a hit and was eventually scuttled by the crew at 13.30 hours.
This was the first aircraft shot down by a U-boat in the war.
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