U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-89


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
4 Oct 1942Brest19 Nov 1942Brest47 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann
1WO

Ltn. Hans-Gert Mahrholz
2WO

Hans-Dietrich Wilke

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-89

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We have daily positions for all 47 days on this patrol.

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-89 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Panther (10 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942)
   Veilchen (20 Oct 1942 - 5 Nov 1942)

Ships hit by U-89 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
3 Nov 1942U-89Dietrich Lohmann Jeypore5,318brSC-107
4 Nov 1942U-89Dietrich Lohmann Daleby4,640brSC-107
 9,958

2 ships sunk (9,958 tons).

Legend
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General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-89 during this patrol

5 Nov 1942
On 5 Nov, 1942 in the Northern Atlantic south-east Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 58.08N, 33.13W a British B-24 Liberator aircraft (120 Sqdn.) was thought to have sunk the U-132.

This attack was against U-89 inflicting severe damage.

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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