Patrol info for U-37
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 1 Aug 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 12 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 12 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Victor Oehrn |
2WO Ltn. Hans-Günther Kuhlmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-37
We have daily positions for all 12 days on this patrol.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 1 Aug 1940.
2 Aug 1940 - 3 Aug 1940 - 4 Aug 1940 - 5 Aug 1940 - 6 Aug 1940 - 7 Aug 1940 - 8 Aug 1940 - 9 Aug 1940 - 10 Aug 1940 - 11 Aug 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 12 Aug 1940.
Ships hit by U-37 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1940 | U-37 | Victor Oehrn |  | Upwey Grange | 9,130 |  | br | A | |
| 9,130 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (9,130 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-37 during this patrol
2 Aug 1940
15.08 hrs, North Sea SW of Norway: U-37 (Oehrn) and U-38 (Liebe) were sailing together when they were attacked by a Coastal Command Hudson (220 Sqdn RAF), whose pilot thought he had attacked a single submarine. No damage.
16.00 hrs, 56.15N, 02.35E: following an earlier unsuccessful attempt to waylay U-34, Dutch submarine O-22 (J.W. Ort) sighted either U-37 or U-38, and after difficulty getting into a firing position fired two torpedoes from the extreme range of 3600m (3,937 yds) at 16.20. Both missed, and the U-boat remained unaware of the attack.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.