Patrol info for U-353
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 24 Sep 1942 | Kristiansand | 3 days |
| 25 Sep 1942 | Kristiansand | 16 Oct 1942 | Lost | 22 days |
| 25 days | ||||
Commander | Officers * |
 Wolfgang Römer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-353
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We have 20 daily positions for the 25 days U-353 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 22 Sep 1942.
23 Sep 1942 - 24 Sep 1942 - 25 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942 - 27 Sep 1942 - 28 Sep 1942 - 29 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 - 3 Oct 1942 - 4 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 - 9 Oct 1942 - 10 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 -
Sunk on 16 Oct 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-353 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Panther (6 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942)
Ships hit by U-353 during this patrol
No entries found.
General Events during this patrol
1942
16 Oct 1942. U-353 was the second U-boat to be sunk around convoy SC-104. U-661 was destroyed the day before with all hands.
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Attacks on U-353 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-353 during this patrol (prior to its loss).
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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