Patrol info for U-453
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 12 Jan 1944 | Pola | 9 Feb 1944 | Salamis | 29 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Dierk Lührs |
1WO Ltn. Günter Stührmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-453
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We have daily positions for all 29 days on this patrol.
Departure from Pola on 12 Jan 1944.
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Arrival at Salamis on 9 Feb 1944.
Ships hit by U-453 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1944 | U-453 | Dierk Lührs | Agia Paraskevi | 80 |  | gr | ||
| 1 Feb 1944 | U-453 | Dierk Lührs | Salem | 81 |  | lb | ||
| 1 Feb 1944 | U-453 | Dierk Lührs | Himli | 67 | | lb | ||
| 2 Feb 1944 | U-453 | Dierk Lührs | Yahiya | 64 |  | sy | ||
| 292 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (292 tons). | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-453 during this patrol
4 Feb 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
South African Ventura 565 (17 Sqdn SAAF/Y, pilot Lt A. de Jong)
At 19.44 hours, the boat was attacked by the Ventura (misidentified as Mosquito) south of Cyprus. The aircraft made a first attack assisted by Leigh Light and dropped four bombs in a second attack, but the port engine caught fire after being hit by AA fire and it was seen by the Germans to crash into the sea about 1000 meters away, killing all four crewmen. The bombs missed on the port side and did not damage the U-boat. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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