Patrol info for U-480
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Jun 1944 | Arendal | 7 Jul 1944 | Brest | 31 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Förster |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-480
We have 30 daily positions for the 31 days U-480 was at sea.
Departure from Arendal on 7 Jun 1944.
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Arrival at Brest on 7 Jul 1944.
Ships hit by U-480 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-480 during this patrol
13 Jun 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
Canadian Canso flying boat (162 Sqn RCAF/B, pilot Lawrence Sherman). The crew of this aircraft had sunk U-980 two days previously. Three of them died when the aircraft ditched and four more in the life rafts, leaving only one survivor, J.E. Roberts. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 591)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.