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Patrol info for U-110


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
9 Mar 1941Kiel29 Mar 1941Lorient21 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Fritz-Julius Lemp
1WO

Oblt. Eberhard Greger

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-110

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We have 19 daily positions for the 21 days U-110 was at sea.

Ships hit by U-110 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
16 Mar 1941U-110Fritz-Julius Lemp Erodona (d.)6,207brHX-112
23 Mar 1941U-110Fritz-Julius Lemp Siremalm (d.)2,468nw
 8,675

2 ships damaged (8,675 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.

General Events during this patrol

1941

23 Mar 1941. While attacking a freighter with the deck gun the water-tight plug was not removed from the gun by accident and the gun then blew up causing damages to the boat and forcing the boat to port.

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Attacks on U-110 during this patrol

16 Mar 1941
Convoy escorts from HX 112 attacked the boat with 24 depth charges without results. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 255)

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Men lost from U-boats

23 Mar 1941
U-110´s 105mm deck gun exploded during firing wounding 3 men.


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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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