| Operations information for U-260 |
10.09.1942 - 15.11.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-260 left Kiel under the command of Hubertus Purkhold on 10th Sep 1942 and arrived at Lorient on 15th Nov 1942 after nine and a half weeks.
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14.12.1942 - 03.02.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 14th Dec 1942, U-260 left Lorient under the command of Hubertus Purkhold and after over seven weeks arrived at St. Nazaire on 3rd Feb 1943.
Hubertus Purkhold hit one ship on this patrol from convoy ONS-154.-
On 28th Dec 1942 he sank the British 4,893 ton Empire Wagtail, sailing with convoy ONS-154.
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12.03.1943 - 22.05.1943
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-260 departed under Hubertus Purkhold from St. Nazaire on 12th Mar 1943 and arrived back at St. Nazaire on 22nd May 1943 after just over ten weeks on patrol.
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25.08.1943 - 24.10.1943
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-260 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hubertus Purkhold on 25th Aug 1943 and returned eight and a half weeks later to St. Nazaire on 24th Oct 1943.
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18.12.1943 - 27.02.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 18th Dec 1943, U-260 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hubertus Purkhold and arrived back at St. Nazaire just over ten weeks later on 27th Feb 1944.
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06.06.1944 - 16.06.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-260 departed under Klaus Becker from St. Nazaire on 6th Jun 1944 and after one and a half weeks arrived at Lorient on 16th Jun 1944.
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22.07.1944 - 23.07.1944
Seventh Sailing
U-260 left Lorient under the command of Klaus Becker on 22nd Jul 1944 and arrived back at Lorient on 23rd Jul 1944 after one day.
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07.08.1944 - 13.08.1944
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 7th Aug 1944, U-260 left Lorient under the command of Klaus Becker and after six days arrived at La Pallice on 13th Aug 1944.
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03.09.1944 - 17.10.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-260 departed under Klaus Becker from La Pallice on 3rd Sep 1944 and arrived at Bergen on 17th Oct 1944 after over six weeks.
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19.10.1944 - 25.10.1944
Tenth Sailing
U-260 left Bergen under the command of Klaus Becker on 19th Oct 1944 and after six days arrived at Flensburg on 25th Oct 1944.
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09.02.1945 - 13.02.1945
Eleventh Sailing
On the 9th Feb 1945, U-260 left Kiel under the command of Klaus Becker and arrived at Horten on 13th Feb 1945 after four days.
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18.02.1945 - 12.03.1945
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-260 departed under Klaus Becker from Horten on 18th Feb 1945. The boat was sunk on 12th Mar 1945.
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