Patrol info for U-66
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 16 Jan 1944 | Lorient | 6 May 1944 | Lost | 112 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Gerhard Seehausen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-66
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We have 77 daily positions for the 112 days U-66 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 16 Jan 1944.
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Sunk on 6 May 1944.
Ships hit by U-66 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1944 | U-66 | Gerhard Seehausen |  | Silvermaple | 5,313 |  | br | STL-12 |
| 1 Mar 1944 | U-66 | Gerhard Seehausen | Saint Louis | 5,202 |  | fr | ||
| 5 Mar 1944 | U-66 | Gerhard Seehausen | | John Holt | 4,964 | | br | |
| 21 Mar 1944 | U-66 | Gerhard Seehausen | | Matadian | 4,275 | | br | |
| 19,754 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (19,754 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-66 during this patrol
21 Mar 1944
After sinking the British tanker Matadian British patrol craft attacked the boat. The boat was forced to bottom out in the mud before escaping. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 546)
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