Patrol info for U-23
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 1 Oct 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 16 Oct 1939 | Kiel | 16 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer |
1WO Oblt. Adalbert Schnee |
Patrol in the North Sea off the Shetland and Orkney Islands.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-23
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We have 15 daily positions for the 16 days U-23 was at sea.
1 Oct 1939 - 2 Oct 1939 - 3 Oct 1939 - 4 Oct 1939 - 5 Oct 1939 - 6 Oct 1939 - 7 Oct 1939 - 8 Oct 1939 - 9 Oct 1939 - 10 Oct 1939 - 11 Oct 1939 - 12 Oct 1939 - 13 Oct 1939 - 14 Oct 1939 - 15 Oct 1939 -
Arrival at Kiel on 16 Oct 1939.
Ships hit by U-23 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1939 | U-23 | Otto Kretschmer | Glen Farg | 876 |  | br | ||
| 876 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (876 tons). | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1939
14 Oct 1939. U-23 was attacked in the North Sea by the British submarine HMS Sturgeon with three torpedoes, but all three missed.
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Attacks on U-23 during this patrol
14 Oct 1939
The British submarine HMS Sturgeon (Lt. G.D.A. Gregory, RN) fires three torpedoes against the German submarine U-23 in the Skagerrak some 20 nautical miles west-north-west of Skagen, Denmark in position 57º49'N, 09º59'E. All three torpedoes missed their target.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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