Patrol of German U-boat U-159 from 24 Aug 1942 to 5 Jan 1943 - Kriegsmarine U-boat patrols - uboat.net
- ️Mon Aug 24 1942
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-159
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10 Oct 1942
14.41 hrs, west of Cape Town: an SAAF Ventura bomber dropped three depth charges shortly after the boat crash dived. Only minor damage was caused, but U-159 was forced to give up her chase of a freighter sighted earlier.
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