There are reports of much longer patrols, but 60-80 days seems about average. Yes, the type II is smaller, but it also has half the crew. And we don't always know how many times the 200-day patrols put in for a simple reprovisioning, which might not have even been mentioned.
I've read of u-boats killing fish for food, and doing other things, but I've never actually read of a u-boat ending a patrol due to a starving crew. There have been threads discussing the option, but the general concensus was that it wasn't something they worried about too much.
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