Patrol info for U-37
Date lookup for 24 Aug 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 17 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 30 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 14 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Victor Oehrn |
2WO Ltn. Hans-Günther Kuhlmann |
U-37's position on 24 Aug 1940
Ships hit by U-37 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn | Brookwood | 5,100 |  | br | OA-200 | A | |
| 24 Aug 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn |  | HMS Penzance (L 28) | 1,025 | | br | SC-1 | B |
| 6,125 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (6,125 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-37 during this patrol
24 Aug 1940
The boat was hit by both surface escorts and aircraft in mid-Atlantic and forced to abort to France. Date is approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 180)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.