Patrol info for U-30
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 27 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 37 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Fritz-Julius Lemp |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch |
2WO Ltn. Friedrich Bothe |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-30
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We have 14 daily positions for the 37 days U-30 was at sea.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 22 Aug 1939.
23 Aug 1939 - 24 Aug 1939 - 25 Aug 1939 - 26 Aug 1939 - 27 Aug 1939 - 28 Aug 1939 - 29 Aug 1939 - 30 Aug 1939 - 31 Aug 1939 - 1 Sep 1939 - 2 Sep 1939 - 3 Sep 1939 - 4 Sep 1939 - 5 Sep 1939 - 6 Sep 1939 - 7 Sep 1939 - 8 Sep 1939 - 9 Sep 1939 - 10 Sep 1939 - 11 Sep 1939 - 12 Sep 1939 - 13 Sep 1939 - 14 Sep 1939 - 15 Sep 1939 - 16 Sep 1939 - 17 Sep 1939 - 18 Sep 1939 - 19 Sep 1939 - 20 Sep 1939 - 21 Sep 1939 - 22 Sep 1939 - 23 Sep 1939 - 24 Sep 1939 - 25 Sep 1939 - 26 Sep 1939 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 27 Sep 1939.
Ships hit by U-30 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp |  | Athenia | 13,581 |  | br | |
| 11 Sep 1939 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | | Blairlogie | 4,425 | | br | |
| 14 Sep 1939 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | | Fanad Head | 5,200 | | br | |
| 23,206 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (23,206 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1939
3 Sep 1939. This boat sank the first ship in the war when she sank the 13,581 ton passenger ship Athenia by mistake (taking her to be an Armed Merchant Cruiser, AMC).
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Attacks on U-30 during this patrol
14 Sep 1939
After stopping the British freighter Fanad Head, the boat was attacked by three British Blackburn Skua aircraft (FAA-Sqdn 803) from HMS Ark Royal (91), but two of them were lost to their own bombs. Three crew members were wounded by splinters.
14 Sep 1939
After sinking the British freighter Fanad Head, the boat was attacked with bombs by six Swordfish aircraft (FAA-Sqdn 810 and 821) from HMS Ark Royal (91) and depth charges from HMS Bedouin (F 67) and HMS Punjabi (F 21) for 4 hours before Lemp managed to escape.
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