Patrol info for U-306
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Feb 1943 | Kiel | 9 May 1943 | Brest | 74 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Claus von Trotha |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-306
We have 68 daily positions for the 74 days U-306 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 25 Feb 1943.
26 Feb 1943 - 27 Feb 1943 - 28 Feb 1943 - 1 Mar 1943 - 2 Mar 1943 - 3 Mar 1943 - 4 Mar 1943 - 5 Mar 1943 - 6 Mar 1943 - 7 Mar 1943 - 8 Mar 1943 - 9 Mar 1943 - 10 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943 - 13 Mar 1943 - 14 Mar 1943 - 15 Mar 1943 - 16 Mar 1943 - 17 Mar 1943 - 18 Mar 1943 - 19 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943 - 21 Mar 1943 - 22 Mar 1943 - 23 Mar 1943 - 24 Mar 1943 - 25 Mar 1943 - 26 Mar 1943 - 27 Mar 1943 - 28 Mar 1943 - 29 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943 - 31 Mar 1943 - 1 Apr 1943 - 2 Apr 1943 - 3 Apr 1943 - 4 Apr 1943 - 5 Apr 1943 - 6 Apr 1943 - 7 Apr 1943 - 8 Apr 1943 - 9 Apr 1943 - 10 Apr 1943 - 11 Apr 1943 - 12 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943 - 14 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943 - 18 Apr 1943 - 19 Apr 1943 - 20 Apr 1943 - 21 Apr 1943 - 22 Apr 1943 - 23 Apr 1943 - 24 Apr 1943 - 25 Apr 1943 - 26 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943 - 28 Apr 1943 - 29 Apr 1943 - 30 Apr 1943 - 1 May 1943 - 2 May 1943 - 3 May 1943 - 4 May 1943 - 5 May 1943 - 6 May 1943 - 7 May 1943 - 8 May 1943 -
Arrival at Brest on 9 May 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-306 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Seeteufel (21 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Meise (15 Apr 1943 - 26 Apr 1943)
Ships hit by U-306 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1943 | U-306 | Claus von Trotha |  | Amerika | 10,218 |  | br | HX-234 | A |
| 23 Apr 1943 | U-306 | Claus von Trotha | | Silvermaple (d.) | 5,313 | | br | HX-234 | B |
| 15,531 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (10,218 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,313 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-306 during this patrol
5 Apr 1943
The target of the depth charge attack on 6 April 1943 in the North Atlantic SW of Iceland
in position 58.25N, 29.22W, by the British frigate HMS Tay, formerly credited with sinking U-635, was actually U-306, which escaped unscathed.
7 May 1943
06.55 hrs, inbound: British Halifax bomber HR745 (RAF Sqn 58/S, pilot W/C W.E. Oulton, DFC) dropped six depth charges about 15 seconds after U-306 dived. No damage. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.