Patrol info for U-255
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 19 Jul 1943 | Narvik | 19 Sep 1943 | Narvik | 63 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
Oblt. Erich Harms |
1WO Ltn. Horst Selle |
1WO Ltn. Dieter Hengen |
ObStrm Hermann Schulz |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-255
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We have 61 daily positions for the 63 days U-255 was at sea.
Departure from Narvik on 19 Jul 1943.
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Arrival at Narvik on 19 Sep 1943.
Ships hit by U-255 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1943 | U-255 | Erich Harms |  | Akademik Shokalskij | 411 |  | sj | |
| 411 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (411 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1943
1 Aug 1943. U-255 set up a radio station near Spoyj Navolok on Novaya Zemlya.
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Attacks on U-255 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-255 during this patrol.
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