Patrol info for U-30
Date lookup for 3 Sep 1939
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 27 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 37 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Fritz-Julius Lemp |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch |
2WO Ltn. Friedrich Bothe |
U-30's position on 3 Sep 1939
Ships hit by U-30 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp |  | Athenia | 13,581 |  | br | A | |
| 13,581 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (13,581 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1939
3 Sep 1939. This boat sank the first ship in the war when she sank the 13,581 ton passenger ship Athenia by mistake (taking her to be an Armed Merchant Cruiser, AMC).
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Attacks on U-30 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.