Patrol info for U-30
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
8 Jun 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 7 Jul 1940 | Lorient | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp |
1WO Oblt. Eberhard Greger |
2WO Ltn. Friedrich Bothe |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-30
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 8 Jun 1940.
9 Jun 1940 - 10 Jun 1940 - 11 Jun 1940 - 12 Jun 1940 - 13 Jun 1940 - 14 Jun 1940 - 15 Jun 1940 - 16 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940 - 18 Jun 1940 - 19 Jun 1940 - 20 Jun 1940 - 21 Jun 1940 - 22 Jun 1940 - 23 Jun 1940 - 24 Jun 1940 - 25 Jun 1940 - 26 Jun 1940 - 27 Jun 1940 - 28 Jun 1940 - 29 Jun 1940 - 30 Jun 1940 - 1 Jul 1940 - 2 Jul 1940 - 3 Jul 1940 - 4 Jul 1940 - 5 Jul 1940 - 6 Jul 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 7 Jul 1940.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-30 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Prien (15 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940)
Ships hit by U-30 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 Jun 1940 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | Otterpool | 4,876 | br | HG-34F | A | ||
22 Jun 1940 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | Randsfjord | 3,999 | nw | HX-49 | B | ||
28 Jun 1940 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | Llanarth | 5,053 | br | C | |||
1 Jul 1940 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | Beignon | 5,218 | br | SL-36 | D | ||
6 Jul 1940 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | Angele Mabro | 3,154 | ag | E | |||
22,300 | |||||||||
5 ships sunk (22,300 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
1940
7 Jul 1940. This boat was the first U-boat to make use of the newly captured French bases when she arrived at Lorient on 7 July 1940.
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Attacks on U-30 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-30 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.