Patrol info for U-359
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Jun 1943 | St. Nazaire | 26 Jul 1943 | Lost | 28 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Heinz Förster |
1WO Oblt. Hans Lehmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-359
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Departure from St. Nazaire on 29 Jun 1943.
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Sunk on 26 Jul 1943.
Ships hit by U-359 during this patrol
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Attacks on U-359 during this patrol
3 Jul 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
American B-24 Liberator (1st A/S Sqdn USAAF, pilot 1Lt H.W. Fraser)
Around 18.15 hours, U-359 and U-466 were attacked by the Liberator west of Oporto, Portugal. The aircraft strafed them and dropped 3 bombs that fell between the boats, which both fired at the aircraft and crash-dived undamaged at 18.26 hours. The Germans had observed AA hits on the bomber and it apparently crashed shortly after the attack, killing its entire crew of 10.
(Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)About this data
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