Patrol info for U-73
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 22 Dec, 1942 | La Spezia | 13 Jan, 1943 | La Spezia | 23 days |
Commander | Officers * |  Horst Deckert | 2WO Detlev Fritz |
U-73's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 23 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-73 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 1 Jan, 1943 | U-73 | Horst Deckert | Arthur Middleton | 7.176 |  | am | UGS-3 | |
| 1 Jan, 1943 | U-73 | Horst Deckert | USS LCT-21 [Trans.] | 255 | | am | UGS-3 | |
| 7.431 | ||||||||
| 2 ships sunk (7.431 tons).
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel. | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 1 position of the 2 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-73 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-73 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-73 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-73 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.