Patrol info for U-198
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Mar 1943 | Kiel | 24 Sep 1943 | Bordeaux | 200 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 FrgKpt. Werner Hartmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-198
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We have daily positions for all 200 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 9 Mar 1943.
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Arrival at Bordeaux on 24 Sep 1943.
Ships hit by U-198 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann |  | Northmoor | 4,392 |  | br | LMD-17 |
| 29 May 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | Hopetarn | 5,231 | | br | ||
| 5 Jun 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | | Dumra | 2,304 | | br | |
| 6 Jun 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | William King | 7,176 |  | am | ||
| 6 Jul 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | | Hydraios | 4,476 |  | gr | |
| 7 Jul 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | Leana | 4,742 | | br | ||
| 1 Aug 1943 | U-198 | Werner Hartmann | | Mangkalihat | 8,457 |  | nl | BC-2 |
| 36,778 | ||||||||
7 ships sunk (36,778 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1943
5 Jun 1943. In the Indian Ocean, U-198 captured the chief engineer of the sunken ship Dunra.
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Attacks on U-198 during this patrol
5 Apr 1943
At 18.10 hours, the boat was attacked by British Sunderland aircraft (RAF Sqdn 204 / H) with 8 bombs northeast of the Cape Verde Islands. One of them hit the stern and bounced off without detonating.
At 20.40 hours, the same Sunderland aircraft dropped 4 bombs on the boat, causing no damage. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
17 May 1943
Attacking a small convoy (LMD 17) the boat was depth charged by its escorts, two ASW trawlers and one aircraft, about 55 charges in all. No damage. One ship sunk. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 297)
19 May 1943
At 20.58 hours, the boat was attacked by British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn 262 / J) with 5 bombs. No damage. The aircraft was damaged by AA fire and had to return to base on one engine. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
31 May 1943
A corvette escorting a small but well escorted convoy in the Indian Ocean attacked the boat and drove it very deep but without serious damage. At 19.43 hours, the boat fired at an approaching British Catalina aircraft (RAF Sqdn 262 / C) and escaped by crash-diving, but then lost the convoy. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
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