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Patrol info for U-30


DepartureArrival / FateDays
23 Dec, 1939Wilhelmshaven17 Jan, 1940Wilhelmshaven26 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp
1WO

Hans-Peter Hinsch
2WO

Friedrich Bothe

U-30's daily positions during the patrol


We have 15 daily positions for the 26 days U-30 was at sea.

Ships hit by U-30 during this patrol

DateU-boatCommanderName of shipTonsNat.Convoy
 
28 Dec, 1939U-30Fritz-Julius Lemp HMS Barbara Robertson325br 
28 Dec, 1939U-30Fritz-Julius Lemp HMS Barham (04) (d.)31.100br 
 
11 Jan, 1940U-30Fritz-Julius Lemp El Oso [Mine]7.267brHX-14B 
16 Jan, 1940U-30Fritz-Julius Lemp Gracia (d.) [Mine]5.642brOB-72 
17 Jan, 1940U-30Fritz-Julius Lemp Cairnross [Mine]5.494brOB-74 
 49.828
3 ships sunk (13.086 tons) and 2 ships damaged (36.742 tons).
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
We have a picture of this vessel.


Locations of ships hit during this patrol


We have 3 positions of the 5 ships attacked.

General Events during this patrol

We have no events listed for this patrol.

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Attacks on U-30 during this patrol *

We have no recorded attacks on U-30 during this patrol.

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Men lost from U-boats

According to our records there were no men lost from U-30 during this patrol.

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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