U-Boat Refueling

U-654, U-125,
U-164, U-217, U-94

by Chuck Myles


Thanks to CHUCK MYLES (1068-1989) for this huge task of compiling all this data. Every time a U-Boat took on fuel in any foreign port, or on the high seas from another U-Boat or a surface ship - any way at all a U-Boat took on fuel, CHUCK put it on this list. Here we learn that:

U-654 sailed from her homeport on the French coast on 9 July, 1942 and arrived on station in the Caribbean around 8 or 9 August. She took on fuel from U-463 about 10 August, 1942 in Grid Square CD then patrolled to the north of Panama. She was lost on station on 22 August, 1942.

U-125 departed her homeport, the 2nd U-BootFlotille based at Lorient, France on 27 July, 1942 for her patrol area in the Central and South Atlantic. She arrived on station in the Central Atlantic between Africa and Brazil, then headed southward to Freetown and eventually to the Congo River Estuary. She took fuel from U-459 about 13 August, 1942 for her homeward voyage.

During her next patrol, U-125 took on fuel from U-462 approximately 27 October, 1942 for her return trip to France where she arrived on 6 November, 1942.

U-164 departed her homeport, the 10th U-BootFlotille based at Lorient, France on 18 July, 1942 headed for her patrol area in the Caribbean. She arrived on station, then refueled from U-463 about 13 August, 1942 then patrolled off Aruba in the Central Caribbean, down to Trinidad and then into the Antilles. She departed station about 17 Sept., arriving her homeport on 7 October, 1942.

U-217 departed her homeport, the 9th U-BootFlotille based at Brest, France on 14 July, 1942 and went into her patrol area in the Caribbean. After arriving on station, she took on fuel from U-463 approximately 14 August, 1942 and continued patrolling off Caracao in the Eastern Caribbean, then to the west of Trinidad and through the Antilles. she departed her station around 17 September and arrived her homeport on 16 October, 1942.

U-94 sailed from her homeport, the 7th U-BootFlotille based at St. Nazaire, France, on 2 August, 1942 and once arriving in her patrol area in the Antilles, she took on fuel from U-462 approximately 21 August, 1942. U-94 patrolled there for some time, engaging Convoy TAW.15 and was sunk on 28 August, 1942 with the loss of 19 men.


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