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| U-506 | Type IXC |
| Feldpost Number | M 18 799 |
| Construction Yard | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder |
| Yard Number | 296 |
| Ordered | 25th Sep 1939 |
| Keel laid | 11th Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 20th Jun 1941 |
| Commissioned | 15th Sep 1941 |
| Baubelehrung | Baubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen /
Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
8.KLA, Hamburg | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 09.41 - 01.42 | 4.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 02.42 - 07.43 | 10.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 15.09.41 - 12.07.43 | KL Erich Karl Ferdinand Würdemann |
| Operations information for U-506 | 02.03.1942 - 03.03.1942
First Sailing
U-506 left Hamburg under the command of Erich Würdemann on 2nd Mar 1942 and arrived at Helgoland on 3rd Mar 1942 after one day.
| 09.03.1942 - 25.03.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Mar 1942, U-506 left Helgoland under the command of Erich Würdemann and after over two weeks arrived at Lorient on 25th Mar 1942.
| 06.04.1942 - 15.06.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-506 departed under Erich Würdemann from Lorient on 6th Apr 1942 and arrived back at Lorient on 15th Jun 1942 after ten weeks on patrol.
Erich Würdemann hit eleven ships on this patrol.-
On 3rd May 1942 he sank the 567 ton Sama.
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On 10th May 1942 he damaged the American 7,050 ton Aurora.
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On 13th May 1942 he sank the American 8,862 ton Gulfpenn.
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On 14th May 1942 he fatally damaged the American 6,821 ton David McKelvy.
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On 16th May 1942 he damaged the American 9,002 ton Sun.
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On 16th May 1942 he damaged the American 7,302 ton William C McTarnahan.
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On 17th May 1942 he sank the American 5,189 ton Gulfoil.
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On 19th May 1942 he sank the American 4,732 ton Heredia.
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On 20th May 1942 he sank the American 6,986 ton Halo.
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On 28th May 1942 he sank the British 4,457 ton Yorkmoor.
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On 31st May 1942 he sank the British 2,292 ton Fred W Green.
| 28.07.1942 - 07.11.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-506 left Lorient under the command of Erich Würdemann on 28th Jul 1942 and returned fourteen and a half weeks later to Lorient on 7th Nov 1942.
Erich Würdemann hit five ships on this patrol.-
On 21st Aug 1942 he sank the British 5,733 ton City of Wellington.
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On 23rd Aug 1942 he sank the British 4,416 ton Hamla.
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On 5th Sep 1942 he sank the British 6,278 ton Myrmidon.
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On 13th Sep 1942 he sank the Swedish 3,764 ton Lima.
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On 30th Sep 1942 he sank the British 6,637 ton Siam II.
| 14.12.1942 - 08.05.1943
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 14th Dec 1942, U-506 left Lorient under the command of Erich Würdemann and arrived back at Lorient more than twenty weeks later on 8th May 1943.
Erich Würdemann hit two ships on this patrol.-
On 7th Mar 1943 he sank the British 5,212 ton Sabor.
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On 9th Mar 1943 he sank the Norwegian 4,768 ton Tabor.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Tabor.
| 06.07.1943 - 12.07.1943
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-506 departed under Erich Würdemann from Lorient on 6th Jul 1943. U-506 was sunk on 12th Jul 1943.
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| Notes for U-506 |
The Admiralty Report on interrogation of the survivors of U-506 is available. You can find how to obtain a report here.
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