U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-290


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
1 Jun 1944Egersund16 Jun 1944Bergen16 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Helmut Herglotz

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-290


We have daily positions for all 16 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-290 during this patrol

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-290 during this patrol

14 Jun 1944
An attack by a Norwegian Mosquito (333 Sqdn RAF/H, crew Erling U. Johansen and Lauritz Humlen) damaged U-290 and wounded eight of the crew. The boat reached base at Bergen, Norway two days later.

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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