Patrol info for U-101
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 5 Oct, 1940 | Lorient | 24 Oct, 1940 | Lorient | 20 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Fritz Frauenheim |
1WO Oblt. Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach |
1WO Georg-Werner Fraatz |
2WO Rolf Steinhaus |
U-101's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 20 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-101 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 12 Oct, 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | Saint Malô | 5.779 |  | ca | HX-77 | |
| 18 Oct, 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim |  | Blairspey (d.) | 4.155 |  | br | SC-7 |
| 18 Oct, 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Creekirk | 3.917 | | br | SC-7 |
| 19 Oct, 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Assyrian | 2.962 | | br | SC-7 |
| 19 Oct, 1940 | U-101 | Fritz Frauenheim | | Soesterberg | 1.904 |  | nl | SC-7 |
| 18.717 | ||||||||
| 4 ships sunk (14.562 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4.155 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 4 positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-101 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-101 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-101 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-101 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.