Patrol info for U-247
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 31 May 1944 | Bergen | 28 Jul 1944 | Brest | 59 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Gerhard Matschulat |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-247
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We have daily positions for all 59 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 31 May 1944.
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Arrival at Brest on 28 Jul 1944.
Ships hit by U-247 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1944 | U-247 | Gerhard Matschulat | Noreen Mary | 207 |  | br | ||
| 207 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (207 tons). | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1944
5 Jul 1944. On 5 July, 1944 the boat sank the British fish trawler Noreen Mary by gunfire (!) about 20 miles west of Cape Wrath (Scotland). This is an amazing event at this time in the war when the U-boats were constantly hunted by allied aircraft.
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Attacks on U-247 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-247 during this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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