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Patrol info for U-66

Date lookup for 3 May 1942


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
21 Mar 1942Lorient27 May 1942Lorient68 days

Commander

Officers *


KrvKpt. Richard Zapp
1WO

Oblt. Karl-Hartwig Siebold
2WO

Ltn. Karl-Heinz Sammler

U-66's position on 3 May 1942

Ships hit by U-66 on this date

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
3 May 1942U-66Richard Zapp Geo. W. McKnight (d.)12,502brON-87A
 12,502

1 ship damaged (12,502 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.

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