Patrol info for U-456
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Apr 1942 | Kirkenes | 4 May 1942 | Kirkenes | 6 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Max-Martin Teichert |
1WO Oblt. Rudolf Zorn |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-456
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We have daily positions for all 6 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kirkenes on 29 Apr 1942.
30 Apr 1942 - 1 May 1942 - 2 May 1942 - 3 May 1942 -
Arrival at Kirkenes on 4 May 1942.
Ships hit by U-456 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1942 | U-456 | Max-Martin Teichert |  | HMS Edinburgh (16) (d.) | 11,500 |  | br | QP-11 |
| 11,500 | ||||||||
1 ship damaged (11,500 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
30 Apr 1942. The Sinking of HMS Edinburgh
During the convoy battle for QP-11, U-456 badly damaged the British cruiser HMS Edinburgh (11,500 tons) with two torpedo hits on 30 April, 1942. The damaged Edinburgh was then put under tow to the Kola Fjord when she was attacked by three German destroyers (Hermann Schoemann, Z 24 and Z 25) and hit by one more torpedo from Z-24. Then she was sunk by a coup de grāce from the British destroyer HMS Foresight. The cruiser was loaded with gold meant to pay a Russian debt to the British government for its war aid. The gold was later raised from the wreck.
4 May 1942. U-456 encountered a Soviet submarine in the Arctic Sea, but neither boat attacked.
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Attacks on U-456 during this patrol
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