Patrol info for U-953
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 26 Dec 1943 | La Pallice | 20 Feb 1944 | La Pallice | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach |
1WO Gustav Bischoff |
WO Oblt. Ernst Reimann |
WO training Oblt. Günter Ruperti |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-953
We have daily positions for all 57 days on this patrol.
Departure from La Pallice on 26 Dec 1943.
27 Dec 1943 - 28 Dec 1943 - 29 Dec 1943 - 30 Dec 1943 - 31 Dec 1943 - 1 Jan 1944 - 2 Jan 1944 - 3 Jan 1944 - 4 Jan 1944 - 5 Jan 1944 - 6 Jan 1944 - 7 Jan 1944 - 8 Jan 1944 - 9 Jan 1944 - 10 Jan 1944 - 11 Jan 1944 - 12 Jan 1944 - 13 Jan 1944 - 14 Jan 1944 - 15 Jan 1944 - 16 Jan 1944 - 17 Jan 1944 - 18 Jan 1944 - 19 Jan 1944 - 20 Jan 1944 - 21 Jan 1944 - 22 Jan 1944 - 23 Jan 1944 - 24 Jan 1944 - 25 Jan 1944 - 26 Jan 1944 - 27 Jan 1944 - 28 Jan 1944 - 29 Jan 1944 - 30 Jan 1944 - 31 Jan 1944 - 1 Feb 1944 - 2 Feb 1944 - 3 Feb 1944 - 4 Feb 1944 - 5 Feb 1944 - 6 Feb 1944 - 7 Feb 1944 - 8 Feb 1944 - 9 Feb 1944 - 10 Feb 1944 - 11 Feb 1944 - 12 Feb 1944 - 13 Feb 1944 - 14 Feb 1944 - 15 Feb 1944 - 16 Feb 1944 - 17 Feb 1944 - 18 Feb 1944 - 19 Feb 1944 -
Arrival at La Pallice on 20 Feb 1944.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-953 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Borkum (1 Jan 1944 - 3 Jan 1944)
Borkum 3 (3 Jan 1944 - 13 Jan 1944)
Ships hit by U-953 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-953 during this patrol
11 Jan 1944
The boat fired a T-5 homing torpedo at a corvette, which missed, and was then hunted for 13 hours by escorts with depth charges and Hedgehogs. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 491)
4 Feb 1944
The boat was vectored to attack convoy ON 222, but while attempting to do was herself attacked by an unidentified Allied aircraft. Date may be approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 497)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.