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Patrol info for U-221


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
27 Feb 1943St. Nazaire28 Mar 1943St. Nazaire30 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Hans-Hartwig Trojer

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-221

Legend

means a ship hit (sunk or damaged). indicates an Allied attack on the boat.

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We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.

Departure from St. Nazaire on 27 Feb 1943.
28 Feb 1943 - 1 Mar 1943 - 2 Mar 1943 - 3 Mar 1943 - 4 Mar 1943 - 5 Mar 1943 - 6 Mar 1943 - 7 Mar 1943 - 8 Mar 1943 - 9 Mar 1943 - 10 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943 - 13 Mar 1943 - 14 Mar 1943 - 15 Mar 1943 - 16 Mar 1943 - 17 Mar 1943 - 18 Mar 1943 - 19 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943 - 21 Mar 1943 - 22 Mar 1943 - 23 Mar 1943 - 24 Mar 1943 - 25 Mar 1943 - 26 Mar 1943 - 27 Mar 1943 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 28 Mar 1943.

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-221 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Neuland (8 Mar 1943 - 13 Mar 1943)
   Dränger (14 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)

Ships hit by U-221 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
7 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Jamaica3,015nw
10 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Tucurinca5,412brHX-228
10 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Andrea F. Luckenbach6,565amHX-228
10 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Lawton B. Evans (d.)7,197amHX-228
18 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Walter Q. Gresham7,191amHX-229
18 Mar 1943U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer Canadian Star8,293brHX-229
 37,673

5 ships sunk (30,476 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,197 tons).

Legend
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(d.) means the ship was damaged.

General Events during this patrol

1943

21 Mar 1943. On 21 March, 1943 a captured crew member from the motor merchant Jamaica jumped overboard during an excercise alarm in the North Atlantic, either trying to escape or to commit suicide.

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Attacks on U-221 during this patrol

11 Mar 1943
In convoy action against HX 228 having just sunk 2 ships and damage another its escorts attacked the boat with 6 depth charges causing serious damage. The boat aborted this action to make repairs at sea. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 255)

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Men lost from U-boats

22 Mar 1943
A captured seaman from the tanker ´Jamaica´, which was sunk two weeks earlier, jumped overboard.


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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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