Patrol info for U-37
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 30 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 18 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 20 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Werner Hartmann |
1WO Oblt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen |
3WO Ltn. Hans-Günther Kuhlmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-37
We have 19 daily positions for the 20 days U-37 was at sea.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 30 Mar 1940.
31 Mar 1940 - 1 Apr 1940 - 2 Apr 1940 - 3 Apr 1940 - 4 Apr 1940 - 5 Apr 1940 - 6 Apr 1940 - 7 Apr 1940 - 8 Apr 1940 - 9 Apr 1940 - 10 Apr 1940 - 11 Apr 1940 - 12 Apr 1940 - 13 Apr 1940 - 14 Apr 1940 - 15 Apr 1940 - 16 Apr 1940 - 17 Apr 1940 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 18 Apr 1940.
Ships hit by U-37 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1940 | U-37 | Werner Hartmann | Sveaborg | 9,076 |  | sw | A | ||
| 10 Apr 1940 | U-37 | Werner Hartmann |  | Tosca | 5,128 |  | nw | B | |
| 12 Apr 1940 | U-37 | Werner Hartmann | Stancliffe | 4,511 |  | br | C | ||
| 18,715 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (18,715 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
4 Apr 1940. U-37 was supplied with fuel and oil in the North Atlantic by the German raider Ship 16 (Atlantis).
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Attacks on U-37 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-37 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.