Patrol info for U-257
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 12 Jun 1943 | La Pallice | 14 Sep 1943 | Lorient | 95 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Heinz Rahe |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-257
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Departure from La Pallice on 12 Jun 1943.
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Arrival at Lorient on 14 Sep 1943.
Ships hit by U-257 during this patrol
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Attacks on U-257 during this patrol
14 Jun 1943
At 16.05 hours, U-257 in a group of 3 outbound boats with U-600 and U-615 was strafed and attacked with 3 depth charges by a British Whitley aircraft (10 OTU RAF/P, pilot P/O Orr) in the Bay of Biscay. One crewman was wounded.
Another Whitley aircraft from the same unit (10 OTU RAF/E, pilot Sgt Manson) exchanged gunfire with this group shortly afterwards, but the aircraft had used up its depth charges in an earlier attack. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman/Rohwer)
14 Jun 1943
At 09.48 hours, a group of 3 outbound boats (U-257, U-600 and U-615) was unsuccessfully attacked with 3 depth charges by the British Sunderland aircraft JM687 (228 Sqdn RAF/V, pilot F/O S. White) in the Bay of Biscay. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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