Patrol info for U-66
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Jun 1941 | Lorient | 5 Aug 1941 | Lorient | 44 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Richard Zapp |
1WO Oblt. Albrecht Achilles |
2WO Ltn. Karl-Heinz Sammler |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-66
We have daily positions for all 44 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 23 Jun 1941.
24 Jun 1941 - 25 Jun 1941 - 26 Jun 1941 - 27 Jun 1941 - 28 Jun 1941 - 29 Jun 1941 - 30 Jun 1941 - 1 Jul 1941 - 2 Jul 1941 - 3 Jul 1941 - 4 Jul 1941 - 5 Jul 1941 - 6 Jul 1941 - 7 Jul 1941 - 8 Jul 1941 - 9 Jul 1941 - 10 Jul 1941 - 11 Jul 1941 - 12 Jul 1941 - 13 Jul 1941 - 14 Jul 1941 - 15 Jul 1941 - 16 Jul 1941 - 17 Jul 1941 - 18 Jul 1941 - 19 Jul 1941 - 20 Jul 1941 - 21 Jul 1941 - 22 Jul 1941 - 23 Jul 1941 - 24 Jul 1941 - 25 Jul 1941 - 26 Jul 1941 - 27 Jul 1941 - 28 Jul 1941 - 29 Jul 1941 - 30 Jul 1941 - 31 Jul 1941 - 1 Aug 1941 - 2 Aug 1941 - 3 Aug 1941 - 4 Aug 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 5 Aug 1941.
Ships hit by U-66 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1941 | U-66 | Richard Zapp |  | George J. Goulandris | 4,345 |  | gr | SL-78 | A |
| 29 Jun 1941 | U-66 | Richard Zapp | | Kalypso Vergotti | 5,686 | | gr | SL-78 | B |
| 30 Jun 1941 | U-66 | Richard Zapp | Saint Anselm | 5,614 |  | br | SL-78 | C | |
| 19 Jul 1941 | U-66 | Richard Zapp | | Holmside | 3,433 | | br | OG-67 | D |
| 19,078 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (19,078 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-66 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.