Patrol info for U-138
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Sep 1940 | Kiel | 26 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Oblt. Wolfgang Lüth |
1WO Ltn. Franz Gramitzky |
ObStrm Theodor Petersen |
Strm Karl-Heinz Laudahn |
WO and Cdr training Oblt. Werner Pfeifer |
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Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-138
We have 16 daily positions for the 17 days U-138 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 10 Sep 1940.
11 Sep 1940 - 12 Sep 1940 - 13 Sep 1940 - 14 Sep 1940 - 15 Sep 1940 - 16 Sep 1940 - 17 Sep 1940 - 18 Sep 1940 - 19 Sep 1940 - 20 Sep 1940 - 21 Sep 1940 - 22 Sep 1940 - 23 Sep 1940 - 24 Sep 1940 - 25 Sep 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 26 Sep 1940.
Ships hit by U-138 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth |  | New Sevilla | 13,801 |  | br | OB-216 | A |
| 20 Sep 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth | | Boka | 5,560 |  | pa | OB-216 | B |
| 20 Sep 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth | | City of Simla | 10,138 | | br | OB-216 | C |
| 21 Sep 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth | Empire Adventure | 5,145 | | br | OB-216 | D | |
| 34,644 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (34,644 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-138 during this patrol
26 Sep 1940
A few hours before reaching base at Lorient, U-138 encountered the British submarine HMS Tribune which fired four torpedoes at her. None hit the U-boat, which docked shortly afterwards.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.