Patrol info for U-128
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Apr 1943 | Lorient | 17 May 1943 | Lost | 42 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hermann Steinert |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-128
We have 36 daily positions for the 42 days U-128 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 6 Apr 1943.
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Sunk on 17 May 1943.
Ships hit by U-128 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-128 during this patrol
16 May 1943
U-128 was attacked by an American Mariner aircraft (USN VP-74 / P-2) off Bahia. 12 bombs fell wide, and the boat escaped undamaged (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 223)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.