U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-126


DepartureArrival / FateDays
20 Mar 1943Lorient3 Jul 1943Lost106 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Siegfried Kietz

U-126's daily positions during the patrol


We have 99 daily positions for the 106 days U-126 was at sea.

Ships hit by U-126 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
30 May 1943U-126Siegfried Kietz Flora MacDonald (t.)7,177amTS-41
2 Jun 1943U-126Siegfried Kietz Standella (d.)6,197brTS-42
 13,374

1 ship sunk (7,177 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,197 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).


Locations of ships hit during this patrol


We have positions of the 2 ships attacked.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-126 during this patrol

15 Jun 1943
The boat was severly bombed by an aircraft off Freetown. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 207)

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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