Patrol info for U-518
Date lookup for 21 Nov 1942
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 26 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 15 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 81 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
Oblt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann |
1WO Oblt. Gerhard Seehausen |
2WO Ltn. Rene Ballert |
U-518's position on 21 Nov 1942
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-518 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Panther (7 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942)
Ships hit by U-518 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann |  | British Promise (d.) | 8,443 |  | br | ON-145 | A |
| 21 Nov 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | British Renown (d.) | 6,997 | | br | ON-145 | B |
| 21 Nov 1942 | U-518 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann | | Empire Sailor | 6,140 | | br | ON-145 | C |
| 21,580 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (6,140 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15,440 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-518 during this patrol
21 Nov 1942
04.26 hrs, approx 200 miles (322km) SE of Sydney, Nova Scotia: following a successful attack on convoy ON 145, U-518 was forced to dive when taken under fire by several ships in bright moonlight.
HMCS Buctouche made for the tracer fire, obtained an Asdic contact at 04.42 hrs and carried out an immediate attack with four depth charges set at 100 ft (30m). A whistle effect was heard afterwards, but as the contact had been lost and classified as non-sub, the escort rejoined the convoy.
The depth charges caused no damage, but unknown to the crew, U-518 was in serious trouble, because the mounting of the heating plug in the third torpedo tube had broken loose, causing uncontrollable flooding of the bow torpedo room from a thick jet of water, as the bow cap could not be closed. At 05.18 hrs, the boat was forced to surface, and escaped undetected to the north. It took almost three hours to pump the compartment out, and U-518 was forced to return to base because the damage left her unfit for combat. (Sources: ADM 199/1268)About this data
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.