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Patrol info for U-546

Date lookup for 20 Jul 1944


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
15 Jun 1944Lorient11 Nov 1944Flensburg150 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Paul Just

U-546's position on 20 Jul 1944

Ships hit by U-546 on this date

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Attacks on U-546 during this patrol

20 Jul 1944
U-546 was detected by an American hunter-killer group west of Funchal on the 20th June after a chase that had started on the 13th. The boat fired a torpedo at the escort carrier but missed, and suffered three hours of depth charging from the escorts before escaping. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 621)

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