Patrol info for U-99
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Nov 1940 | Lorient | 12 Dec 1940 | Lorient | 16 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Heinrich Bargsten |
2WO Oblt. Horst Elfe |
WO Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-99
We have daily positions for all 16 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 27 Nov 1940.
28 Nov 1940 - 29 Nov 1940 - 30 Nov 1940 - 1 Dec 1940 - 2 Dec 1940 - 3 Dec 1940 - 4 Dec 1940 - 5 Dec 1940 - 6 Dec 1940 - 7 Dec 1940 - 8 Dec 1940 - 9 Dec 1940 - 10 Dec 1940 - 11 Dec 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 12 Dec 1940.
Ships hit by U-99 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer |  | HMS Forfar (F 30) | 16,402 |  | br | HX-90 | A |
| 2 Dec 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Samnanger | 4,276 |  | nw | OB-251 | B |
| 3 Dec 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Conch | 8,376 | | br | HX-90 | C |
| 7 Dec 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Farmsum | 5,237 |  | nl | OB-252 | D |
| 34,291 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (34,291 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-99 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.