Patrol info for U-37
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 30 Jan 1941 | Lorient | 18 Feb 1941 | Lorient | 20 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Günther Kuhlmann |
1WO Oblt. Ulrich Folkers |
2WO Ltn. Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-37
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We have 16 daily positions for the 20 days U-37 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 30 Jan 1941.
31 Jan 1941 - 1 Feb 1941 - 2 Feb 1941 - 3 Feb 1941 - 4 Feb 1941 - 5 Feb 1941 - 6 Feb 1941 - 7 Feb 1941 - 8 Feb 1941 - 9 Feb 1941 - 10 Feb 1941 - 11 Feb 1941 - 12 Feb 1941 - 13 Feb 1941 - 14 Feb 1941 - 15 Feb 1941 - 16 Feb 1941 - 17 Feb 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 18 Feb 1941.
Ships hit by U-37 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1941 | U-37 | Asmus Nicolai Clausen | Courland | 1,325 |  | br | HG-53 | |
| 9 Feb 1941 | U-37 | Asmus Nicolai Clausen |  | Estrellano | 1,983 | | br | HG-53 |
| 10 Feb 1941 | U-37 | Asmus Nicolai Clausen | Brandenburg | 1,473 | | br | HG-53 | |
| 4,781 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (4,781 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
8 Feb 1941. The boat spotted the convoy HG 53 late on Feb 8, 1941. She attacked on the 9th and sank 3 ships during the next 2 days but she also brought in Condor aircraft from 2/KG 40 which attacked on the 9th that sank 5 more ships. The heavy cruiser Hipper is also vectored in to the scene but only finds a straggler on the 11th, sinking her.
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Attacks on U-37 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-37 during this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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