Patrol info for U-47
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 3 Jun 1940 | Kiel | 6 Jul 1940 | Kiel | 34 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Günther Prien |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Werner Kraus |
2WO Oblt. Amelung von Varendorff |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-47
We have 33 daily positions for the 34 days U-47 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 3 Jun 1940.
4 Jun 1940 - 5 Jun 1940 - 6 Jun 1940 - 7 Jun 1940 - 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 -
Arrival at Kiel on 6 Jul 1940.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-47 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Prien (12 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940)
Ships hit by U-47 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien |  | Balmoralwood | 5,834 |  | br | HX-47 | A |
| 21 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | San Fernando | 13,056 | | br | HX-49 | B |
| 24 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Cathrine | 1,885 |  | pa | C | |
| 27 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Lenda | 4,005 |  | nw | D | |
| 27 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Leticia | 2,580 |  | nl | E | |
| 29 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Empire Toucan | 4,127 | | br | F | |
| 30 Jun 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Georgios Kyriakides | 4,201 |  | gr | G | |
| 2 Jul 1940 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Arandora Star | 15,501 | | br | H | |
| 51,189 | |||||||||
8 ships sunk (51,189 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
6 Jun 1940. U-47 rescued three German airmen from a rubber dinghy in the North Sea about 100 miles south-east of Shetland Islands at 0800hrs. They were from the Dornier Do18D-3 WNr 790 (2./KüFlGr 906, 8L+LK) which was shot down in aerial combat with Blenheim R3629 (254 Sqn RAF, FltLt Mitchell) at 1620hrs on 4 June. One crewman had been killed and another wounded.
27 Jun 1940. After sinking the Dutch merchantman Leticia, U-47 rescued three survivors and put them in a lifeboat with the rest of the shipwrecked crew.
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Attacks on U-47 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-47 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.