Patrol info for U-47
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 3 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 26 Apr 1940 | Kiel | 24 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Günther Prien |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Werner Kraus |
2WO Oblt. Amelung von Varendorff |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-47
We have daily positions for all 24 days on this patrol.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 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 - 18 Apr 1940 - 19 Apr 1940 - 20 Apr 1940 - 21 Apr 1940 - 22 Apr 1940 - 23 Apr 1940 - 24 Apr 1940 - 25 Apr 1940 -
Arrival at Kiel on 26 Apr 1940.
Ships hit by U-47 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-47 during this patrol
17 Apr 1940
The boat fired a torpedo at the British battleship HMS Warspite, which missed (or more likely failed to detonate), and the boat was depth charged by destroyers. Date may be approximate (but before 19 April). (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 154)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.