Patrol info for U-978
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Oct 1944 | Bergen | 16 Dec 1944 | Bergen | 69 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Günther Pulst |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-978
We have daily positions for all 69 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 9 Oct 1944.
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Arrival at Bergen on 16 Dec 1944.
Ships hit by U-978 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1944 | U-978 | Günther Pulst | William D. Burnham (t.) | 7,176 |  | am | TMC-44 | A | |
| 7,176 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (7,176 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1944
9 Oct 1944. U-978 began the longest Schnorchel patrol of the war, 68 days from Bergen, Norway on 9 Oct. 1944, returning there on 16 Dec. This surpassed the more famous 66-day submerged run U-977 undertook while en route to Argentina to surrender there in August 1945.
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Attacks on U-978 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.