Patrol info for U-100
Date lookup for 16 Aug 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Aug 1940 | Kiel | 1 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 24 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke |
U-100's position on 16 Aug 1940
Ships hit by U-100 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke |  | Empire Merchant | 4,864 |  | br | A | |
| 4,864 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,864 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
16 Aug 1940. After U-100 surfaced after sinking Empire Merchant, the boat suddenly dived again due to a handling error and Schepke, standing alone on the bridge, was forced to close the conning tower hatch to prevent the boat sinking. He clung to the periscope standard until the boat resurfaced. Schepke noted in the KTB (War Diary) entry that it must have been a funny sight for the survivors in the lifeboat to see a German U-boat commander in such an embarrassing situation. BdU (U-boat Command) was not amused.
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Attacks on U-100 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.