Patrol info for U-73
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 16 Mar 1942 | La Spezia | 26 Mar 1942 | La Spezia | 11 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum |
1WO Oblt. Herbert Sickel |
2WO Ltn. Detlev Fritz |
U-73's daily positions during the patrol
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Ships hit by U-73 during this patrol
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No ships hit by U-73 on this patrol.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-73 during this patrol
22 Mar 1942
At 11.50 hours, the boat was attacked by the Blenheim MkIV Z7793 (203 Sqdn RAF/M, pilot P/O Beresford-Peirse) about 50 miles northwest of Derna, Libya. U-73 immediately crash-dived when sighting the aircraft (misidentified as Beaufort), but the four 250lb A/S bombs dropped caused severe damage that left the boat temporarily unable to dive and forced Rosenbaum to abort the patrol. (Sources: KTB U-73/ORB 203 Sqdn RAF)
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