Patrol info for U-26
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Oct 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 5 Dec 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 45 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Klaus Ewerth |
1WO Oblt. Ottokar Arnold Paulssen |
2WO Oblt. Horst Hamm |
The boat was orderd to lay mines off Gibraltar, but patrolling destroyers and very calm weather prevented this on 8 November. Afterwards U-26 entered the Mediterranean as first German U-boat during WW2 and operated in the Alboran Sea for 10 days before leaving the Mediterranean again. It was the only German U-boat that passed the Strait of Gibraltar in both directions, all other U-boats that entered the Mediterranean afterwards did not return to the Atlantic.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-26
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We have 37 daily positions for the 45 days U-26 was at sea.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 22 Oct 1939.
23 Oct 1939 - 24 Oct 1939 - 25 Oct 1939 - 26 Oct 1939 - 27 Oct 1939 - 28 Oct 1939 - 29 Oct 1939 - 30 Oct 1939 - 31 Oct 1939 - 1 Nov 1939 - 2 Nov 1939 - 3 Nov 1939 - 4 Nov 1939 - 5 Nov 1939 - 6 Nov 1939 - 7 Nov 1939 - 8 Nov 1939 - 9 Nov 1939 - 10 Nov 1939 - 11 Nov 1939 - 12 Nov 1939 - 13 Nov 1939 - 14 Nov 1939 - 15 Nov 1939 - 16 Nov 1939 - 17 Nov 1939 - 18 Nov 1939 - 19 Nov 1939 - 20 Nov 1939 - 21 Nov 1939 - 22 Nov 1939 - 23 Nov 1939 - 24 Nov 1939 - 25 Nov 1939 - 26 Nov 1939 - 27 Nov 1939 - 28 Nov 1939 - 29 Nov 1939 - 30 Nov 1939 - 1 Dec 1939 - 2 Dec 1939 - 3 Dec 1939 - 4 Dec 1939 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 5 Dec 1939.
Ships hit by U-26 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 1939 | U-26 | Klaus Ewerth |  | Loire | 4,285 |  | fr | |
| 22 Nov 1939 | U-26 | Klaus Ewerth | | Elena R. [Mine] | 4,576 |  | gr | |
| 8,861 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (8,861 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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Attacks on U-26 during this patrol
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