| Operations information for U-251 |
18.04.1942 - 19.04.1942
First Sailing
U-251 left Kiel under the command of Heinrich Timm on 18th Apr 1942 and arrived at Kristiansand on 19th Apr 1942 after one day.
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20.04.1942 - 25.04.1942
Second Sailing
On the 20th Apr 1942, U-251 left Kristiansand under the command of Heinrich Timm and after five days arrived at Kirkenes on 25th Apr 1942.
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29.04.1942 - 07.05.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-251 departed under Heinrich Timm from Kirkenes on 29th Apr 1942 and arrived back at Kirkenes on 7th May 1942 after just over one week on patrol.
Heinrich Timm hit one ship on this patrol from convoy PQ-15.-
On 3rd May 1942 he sank the British 6,153 ton Jutland, sailing with convoy PQ-15.
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09.05.1942 - 12.05.1942
Fourth Sailing
U-251 left Kirkenes under the command of Heinrich Timm on 9th May 1942 and after three days arrived at Skjomenfjord on 12th May 1942.
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15.05.1942 - 17.05.1942
Fifth Sailing
On the 15th May 1942, U-251 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Heinrich Timm and arrived at Trondheim on 17th May 1942 after two days.
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23.05.1942 - 29.05.1942
Sixth Sailing
U-251 departed under Heinrich Timm from Trondheim on 23rd May 1942 and after six days arrived at Skjomenfjord on 29th May 1942.
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07.06.1942 - 05.07.1942
Seventh Sailing
U-251 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Heinrich Timm on 7th Jun 1942 and arrived at Harstad on 5th Jul 1942 after four weeks.
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06.07.1942 - 15.07.1942
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 6th Jul 1942, U-251 left Harstad under the command of Heinrich Timm and after just over one week arrived at Narvik on 15th Jul 1942.
Heinrich Timm hit one ship on this patrol from convoy PQ-17.-
On 10th Jul 1942 he sank the Panamanian 5,255 ton El Capitan, a member of convoy PQ-17.
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14.08.1942 - 14.08.1942
Ninth Sailing
U-251 departed under Heinrich Timm from Narvik on 14th Aug 1942 and arrived at Harstad on the same day.
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15.08.1942 - 13.09.1942
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-251 left Harstad under the command of Heinrich Timm on 15th Aug 1942 and after just over four weeks arrived at Neidenfjord on 13th Sep 1942.
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14.09.1942 - 03.10.1942
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 14th Sep 1942, U-251 left Neidenfjord under the command of Heinrich Timm and arrived at Trondheim on 3rd Oct 1942 after more than two weeks.
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14.02.1943 - 01.03.1943
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-251 departed under Heinrich Timm from Trondheim on 14th Feb 1943 and after just over two weeks arrived at Narvik on 1st Mar 1943.
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18.03.1943 - 21.04.1943
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-251 left Narvik under the command of Heinrich Timm on 18th Mar 1943 and arrived back at Narvik nearly five weeks later on 21st Apr 1943.
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08.05.1943 - 10.05.1943
Fourteenth Sailing
On the 8th May 1943, U-251 left Narvik under the command of Heinrich Timm and after two days arrived at Hammerfest on 10th May 1943.
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12.05.1943 - 29.05.1943
Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-251 departed under Heinrich Timm from Hammerfest on 12th May 1943 and arrived at Trondheim on 29th May 1943 after two and a half weeks.
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13.06.1943 - 24.06.1943
Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-251 left Trondheim under the command of Heinrich Timm on 13th Jun 1943 and after one and a half weeks arrived at Kiel on 24th Jun 1943.
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16.04.1945 - 19.04.1945
Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 16th Apr 1945, U-251 left Kiel under the command of Franz Säck. U-251 was sunk on 19th Apr 1945.
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