Patrol info for U-26
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 29 Aug, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 26 Sep, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 29 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Klaus Ewerth |
1WO Ottokar Arnold Paulshen |
2WO Horst Hamm |
U-26's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 29 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-26 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 15 Sep, 1939 | U-26 | Klaus Ewerth |  | Alex van Opstal [Mine] | 5.965 |  | be | |
| 20 Sep, 1939 | U-26 | Klaus Ewerth | | HMS Kittiwake (L 30) (d.) [Mine] | 530 |  | br | |
| 6.495 | ||||||||
| 1 ships sunk (5.965 tons) and 1 ship damaged (530 tons).
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 2 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-26 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-26 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-26 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-26 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.