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.