U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-197


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
3 Apr 1943Kiel20 Aug 1943Lost140 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Robert Bartels

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-197


We have 88 daily positions for the 140 days U-197 was at sea.

Departure from Kiel on 3 Apr 1943.
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Sunk on 20 Aug 1943.

Ships hit by U-197 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
20 May 1943U-197Robert Bartels Benakat4,763nlA
24 Jul 1943U-197Robert Bartels Pegasus9,583swB
30 Jul 1943U-197Robert Bartels William Ellery (d.)7,181amC
17 Aug 1943U-197Robert Bartels Empire Stanley6,921brD
 28,448

3 ships sunk (21,267 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,181 tons).

Legend
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(d.) means the ship was damaged.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-197 during this patrol

20 May 1943
The boat was strafed and bombed by an American B-25 Mitchell bomber northeast of Ascension Island. The periscope was damaged and one man wounded by gunfire, who died the next day. [Bootsmaat Viktor Rainer] (Sources: Ritschel)

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