U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-25


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
18 Oct 1939Wilhelmshaven19 Nov 1939Wilhelmshaven33 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Viktor Schütze
1WO

Oblt. Herbert Opitz
ObStrm

Paul Sander

Patrol description

Patrol in the North Atlantic off the Bay of Biscay. The boat stopped five neutral vessels for contraband control until a technical defect disabled the deck gun on 3 November.


Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-25


We have 28 daily positions for the 33 days U-25 was at sea.

Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 18 Oct 1939.
19 Oct 1939 - 20 Oct 1939 - 21 Oct 1939 - 22 Oct 1939 - 23 Oct 1939 - 24 Oct 1939 - 25 Oct 1939 - 26 Oct 1939 - 27 Oct 1939 - 28 Oct 1939 - 29 Oct 1939 - 30 Oct 1939 - 31 Oct 1939 - 1 Nov 1939 - 2 Nov 1939 - 3 Nov 1939 - 4 Nov 1939 - 5 Nov 1939 - 6 Nov 1939 - 7 Nov 1939 - 8 Nov 1939 - 9 Nov 1939 - 10 Nov 1939 - 11 Nov 1939 - 12 Nov 1939 - 13 Nov 1939 - 14 Nov 1939 - 15 Nov 1939 - 16 Nov 1939 - 17 Nov 1939 - 18 Nov 1939 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 19 Nov 1939.

Ships hit by U-25 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
31 Oct 1939U-25Viktor Schütze Baoulé5,874fr20-KA
 5,874

1 ship sunk (5,874 tons).

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-25 during this patrol

We have no recorded attacks on U-25 duing this patrol.

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Men lost from U-boats

5 Nov 1939
A man was lost overboard in the Bay of Biscay. [Bootsmaat Wilhelm Lützeler]


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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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