Patrol info for U-52
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Jun 1940 | Kiel | 21 Jul 1940 | Lorient | 44 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Otto Salman |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke |
2WO Helmut Hennig |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-52
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We have 43 daily positions for the 44 days U-52 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 8 Jun 1940.
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Arrival at Lorient on 21 Jul 1940.
Ships hit by U-52 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman | The Monarch | 824 |  | br | ||
| 19 Jun 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman | Ville de Namur | 7,463 |  | be | ||
| 21 Jun 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman |  | Hilda | 1,144 |  | fi | |
| 14 Jul 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman | | Thetis A. | 4,111 |  | gr | |
| 13,542 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (13,542 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
1 Jul 1940. U-52 refuelled from the German supply ship Bessel in Vigo, Spain.
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Attacks on U-52 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-52 during this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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