Patrol info for U-138
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 10 Sep, 1940 | Kiel | 26 Sep, 1940 | Lorient | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Oblt. Wolfgang Lüth |
1WO Franz Gramitzky |
ObStrm Theodor Petersen |
Strm Karl-Heinz Laudahn |
WO and Cdr training Werner Pfeifer |
U-138's daily positions during the patrol
We have 16 daily positions for the 17 days U-138 was at sea.
Ships hit by U-138 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 20 Sep, 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth | Boka | 5.560 |  | pa | OB-216 | |
| 20 Sep, 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth |  | City of Simla | 10.138 |  | br | OB-216 |
| 20 Sep, 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth | | New Sevilla | 13.801 | | br | OB-216 |
| 21 Sep, 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth | Empire Adventure | 5.145 | | br | OB-216 | |
| 34.644 | ||||||||
| 4 ships sunk (34.644 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 4 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-138 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-138 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-138 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-138 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.