Patrol info for U-372
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Jul 1941 | Trondheim | 13 Aug 1941 | Brest | 36 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
Kptlt. Heinz-Joachim Neumann |
1WO Kptlt. Günther Rosenberg |
WO sea training Günther Keller |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-372
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We have daily positions for all 36 days on this patrol.
Departure from Trondheim on 9 Jul 1941.
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Ships hit by U-372 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1941 | U-372 | Heinz-Joachim Neumann |  | Belgravian | 3,136 |  | br | SL-81 |
| 5 Aug 1941 | U-372 | Heinz-Joachim Neumann | | Swiftpool | 5,205 | | br | SL-81 |
| 8,341 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (8,341 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-372 during this patrol
5 Aug 1941
Having sunk 2 ships from the heavily escorted convoy SL-81 the boat was attacked in turn by its third intended victim, the British freighter Volturo, which also brought in the escort corvette HMS Zinnia that attempted ramming and fired her guns. The boat managed to dive and escape. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 333)
12 Aug 1941
At 08.55 hours, the inbound boat was attacked by a Blenheim (1404 Met Flt RAF/C, pilot FltLt D.F. Wykeham-Martin, RAFVR) in the Bay of Biscay. The aircraft tried to surprise U-372 by carrying out a dive bomb attack out of cloud cover, but she evaded by turning towards the attacker and then immediately crash-dived. A first 250lb A/S bomb detonated about 35 yards off the port bow and a second was dropped shortly after the U-boat submerged, but caused no damage. However, it seems that U-372 had some difficulties with the diving procedure as the airmen observed how her stern was still visible over the water until it disappeared in an oily patch left by a big air bubble. (Sources: KTB U-372/ADM 199-1781)
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