Patrol info for U-241
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 May 1944 | Bergen | 18 May 1944 | Lost | 6 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Arno Werr |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-241
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We have daily positions for all 6 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 13 May 1944.
14 May 1944 - 15 May 1944 - 16 May 1944 - 17 May 1944 -
Sunk on 18 May 1944.
Ships hit by U-241 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-241 during this patrol
17 May 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
Norwegian Catalina aircraft FP121 (333 Sqdn RAF/C, pilot S/Lt Harald E. Hartmann)
At 22.21 hours, the outbound boat was attacked by the Catalina about 125 miles west of Alesund, Norway. AA fire hit the aircraft during the attack run and apparently caused the depth charges to miss, but U-241 was sunk by another Catalina the next day. The gunner of the starboard blister gun was killed (Pty/O Kyrre D. Berg) and large hole in the hull forced the pilot to beach the Catalina after landing in the River Tay, damaging it beyond repair.
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