Patrol info for U-99
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 30 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 8 Nov 1940 | Lorient | 10 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Heinrich Bargsten |
2WO Oblt. Horst Elfe |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-99
We have daily positions for all 10 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 30 Oct 1940.
31 Oct 1940 - 1 Nov 1940 - 2 Nov 1940 - 3 Nov 1940 - 4 Nov 1940 - 5 Nov 1940 - 6 Nov 1940 - 7 Nov 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 8 Nov 1940.
Ships hit by U-99 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer |  | Casanare | 5,376 |  | br | A | |
| 3 Nov 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | HMS Laurentic (F 51) | 18,724 | | br | B | |
| 4 Nov 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | HMS Patroclus | 11,314 | | br | C | |
| 5 Nov 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Scottish Maiden | 6,993 | | br | HX-83 | D | |
| 42,407 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (42,407 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
3 Nov 1940. At 2250hrs on 3 November, 1940, one of the most dramatic battles of the U-boat war began. U-99 attacked the armed merchant cruisers HMS Laurentic and HMS Patroclus. They were both sunk within seven hours, during which the U-boat fired ten torpedoes and four rounds from the deck gun, while the vessels returned fire without damaging the U-boat.
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Attacks on U-99 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-99 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.