Patrol info for U-16
Date lookup for 28 Sep 1939
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 Sep 1939 | Kiel | 5 Oct 1939 | Kiel | 23 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Hannes Weingaertner |
WO Oblt. Herbert Wohlfarth |
Patrol in the North Sea between Skudenes and Egerøy, Norway. Ordered to carry out contraband control of neutral vessels and escorted German merchants along the Norwegian coast. The boat stopped 14 ships in 7 days and sank 1 of them because it carried contraband.
U-16's position on 28 Sep 1939
Ships hit by U-16 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1939 | U-16 | Hannes Weingaertner |  | Nyland | 3,378 |  | sw | A | |
| 3,378 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (3,378 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.