Patrol info for U-57
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Jul 1940 | Bergen | 20 Jul 1940 | Bergen | 6 days |
| 22 Jul 1940 | Bergen | 7 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 17 days |
| 23 days | ||||
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Erich Topp |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-57
We have 24 daily positions for the 23 days U-57 was at sea.
15 Jul 1940 - 16 Jul 1940 - 17 Jul 1940 - 18 Jul 1940 - 19 Jul 1940 -
Arrival at Bergen on 20 Jul 1940.
Departure from Bergen on 22 Jul 1940.
23 Jul 1940 - 24 Jul 1940 - 25 Jul 1940 - 26 Jul 1940 - 27 Jul 1940 - 28 Jul 1940 - 29 Jul 1940 - 30 Jul 1940 - 31 Jul 1940 - 1 Aug 1940 - 2 Aug 1940 - 3 Aug 1940 - 4 Aug 1940 - 5 Aug 1940 - 6 Aug 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 7 Aug 1940.
Ships hit by U-57 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1940 | U-57 | Erich Topp |  | O.A. Brodin | 1,960 |  | sw | A | |
| 17 Jul 1940 | U-57 | Erich Topp | | Manipur | 8,652 |  | br | HX-55A | B |
| 3 Aug 1940 | U-57 | Erich Topp | | Atos | 2,161 | | sw | C | |
| 12,773 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (12,773 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-57 during this patrol
15 Jul 1940
The British submarine HMS Tetrarch (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Mills, DSC, RN) fired a spread of three torpedoes at U-57 off the entrance to Korsfjord near Bergen, Norway, none of which found their target.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.