Patrol info for U-98
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 1 May 1941 | Lorient | 29 May 1941 | St. Nazaire | 29 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Robert Gysae |
1WO Oblt. Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius |
Cdr training Kptlt. Werner Schulte |
ObStrm Heinrich Mürl |
WO Ltn. Hannes Leinemann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-98
We have 25 daily positions for the 29 days U-98 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 1 May 1941.
2 May 1941 - 3 May 1941 - 4 May 1941 - 5 May 1941 - 6 May 1941 - 7 May 1941 - 8 May 1941 - 9 May 1941 - 10 May 1941 - 11 May 1941 - 12 May 1941 - 13 May 1941 - 14 May 1941 - 15 May 1941 - 16 May 1941 - 17 May 1941 - 18 May 1941 - 19 May 1941 - 20 May 1941 - 21 May 1941 - 22 May 1941 - 23 May 1941 - 24 May 1941 - 25 May 1941 - 26 May 1941 - 27 May 1941 - 28 May 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 29 May 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-98 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
West (8 May 1941 - 27 May 1941)
Ships hit by U-98 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1941 | U-98 | Robert Gysae |  | HMS Salopian (F 94) | 10,549 |  | br | SC-30 | A |
| 20 May 1941 | U-98 | Robert Gysae | | Rothermere | 5,356 | | br | HX-126 | B |
| 21 May 1941 | U-98 | Robert Gysae | | Marconi | 7,402 | | br | OB-322 | C |
| 23,307 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (23,307 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
13 May 1941. U-98 was damaged by the explosion of her victim, the British merchant Salopian.
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Attacks on U-98 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-98 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.