| Operations information for U-618 |
01.09.1942 - 28.10.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-618 left Kiel under the command of Kurt Baberg on 1st Sep 1942 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 28th Oct 1942 after just over eight weeks.
Kurt Baberg hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy: One was from convoy ON-137 and one was from convoy SC-104.
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On 14th Oct 1942 he sank the British 5,791 ton Empire Mersey, sailing with convoy SC-104.
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On 18th Oct 1942 he sank the American 4,772 ton Angelina, a member of convoy ON-137.
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25.11.1942 - 18.01.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 25th Nov 1942, U-618 left St. Nazaire under the command of Kurt Baberg and returned to St. Nazaire on 18th Jan 1943 after more than seven weeks on patrol.
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21.02.1943 - 07.05.1943
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-618 departed under Kurt Baberg from St. Nazaire on 21st Feb 1943 and arrived back at St. Nazaire on 7th May 1943 after more than ten weeks on patrol.
On 28th Apr 1943 in square BD 69, U-618 came under attack from an aircraft of USN VC-9 Squadron. U-618 was not damaged by the attack.
On 3rd May 1943 in square BF 72, U-618 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 10 Squadron.
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08.06.1943 - 05.09.1943
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-618 left St. Nazaire under the command of Kurt Baberg on 8th Jun 1943 and returned more than twelve weeks later to St. Nazaire on 5th Sep 1943.
Kurt Baberg hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 2nd Jul 1943 he sank the British 5,225 ton Empire Kohinoor.
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11.11.1943 - 04.01.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 11th Nov 1943, U-618 left St. Nazaire under the command of Kurt Baberg and arrived at Lorient on 4th Jan 1944 after more than seven weeks.
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23.02.1944 - 08.04.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-618 departed under Kurt Baberg from Lorient on 23rd Feb 1944 and after six and a half weeks arrived at St. Nazaire on 8th Apr 1944.
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25.05.1944 - 25.05.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-618 left St. Nazaire under the command of Erich Faust on 25th May 1944 and returned the same day.
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26.07.1944 - 30.07.1944
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 26th Jul 1944, U-618 left St. Nazaire under the command of Erich Faust and after four days arrived at Brest on 30th Jul 1944.
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02.08.1944 - 04.08.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-618 departed under Erich Faust from Brest on 2nd Aug 1944 and arrived back at Brest two days later on 4th Aug 1944.
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11.08.1944 - 14.08.1944
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-618 left Brest under the command of Erich Faust on 11th Aug 1944. The boat was lost on 14th Aug 1944.
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