Patrol info for U-552
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Sep 1942 | St. Nazaire | 15 Dec 1942 | St. Nazaire | 97 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Klaus Popp |
ObStrm Ltn. Franz Säck |
WO Ltn. Werner Klug |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-552
We have daily positions for all 97 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 10 Sep 1942.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 15 Dec 1942.
Ships hit by U-552 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1942 | U-552 | Klaus Popp | HMS Alouette (FY 101) | 520 |  | br | A | ||
| 3 Dec 1942 | U-552 | Klaus Popp |  | Wallsend | 3,157 | | br | ON-146 | B |
| 3,677 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (3,677 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
26 Oct 1942. In the North Atlantic, U-552 transferred a medical case to U-87, which then returned to base.
16 Nov 1942. A medical case was transferred from U-462 to U-552 in mid Atlantic.
23 Nov 1942. U-552 encountered an enemy submarine which fired a torpedo at her without success.
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Attacks on U-552 during this patrol
20 Nov 1942
While enroute to the USA to be refitted at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the Dutch submarine HrMs K XIV (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Geijs) attacked U-552 south of the Cape Verde Islands in position 13º05N, 25º50W. K XIV launched four torpedoes from distance of around 900m. The torpedoes were from old stores in the Netherlands East Indies and ran close to the surface, were detected by the Germans and missed their target as the U-boat took evasive action.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.