Patrol info for U-47
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 20 Feb 1941 | Lorient | 7 Mar 1941 | Lost | 16 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Günther Prien |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-47
We have 7 daily positions for the 16 days U-47 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 20 Feb 1941.
21 Feb 1941 - 22 Feb 1941 - 23 Feb 1941 - 24 Feb 1941 - 25 Feb 1941 - 26 Feb 1941 - 27 Feb 1941 - 28 Feb 1941 - 1 Mar 1941 - 2 Mar 1941 - 3 Mar 1941 - 4 Mar 1941 - 5 Mar 1941 - 6 Mar 1941 -
Sunk on 7 Mar 1941.
Ships hit by U-47 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1941 | U-47 | Günther Prien |  | Kasongo | 5,254 |  | be | OB-290 | A |
| 26 Feb 1941 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Diala (d.) | 8,106 |  | br | OB-290 | B |
| 26 Feb 1941 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Borgland | 3,636 |  | nw | OB-290 | C |
| 26 Feb 1941 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Rydboholm | 3,197 |  | sw | OB-290 | D |
| 28 Feb 1941 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Holmelea | 4,223 | | br | HX-109 | E |
| 7 Mar 1941 | U-47 | Günther Prien | | Terje Viken (d.) | 20,638 | | br | OB-293 | F |
| 45,054 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (16,310 tons) and 2 ships damaged (28,744 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-47 during this patrol
26 Feb 1941
U-47 spent the day guiding in Fw 200 Condor aircraft to attack a convoy west of Ireland. The escorts depth charged the boat and an attack by an aircraft was also reported by Kptlt Prien. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 238)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.