Patrol info for U-57
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 3 Sep 1940 | Lost | 21 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Erich Topp |
1WO Oblt. Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-57
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We have 20 daily positions for the 21 days U-57 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 14 Aug 1940.
15 Aug 1940 - 16 Aug 1940 - 17 Aug 1940 - 18 Aug 1940 - 19 Aug 1940 - 20 Aug 1940 - 21 Aug 1940 - 22 Aug 1940 - 23 Aug 1940 - 24 Aug 1940 - 25 Aug 1940 - 26 Aug 1940 - 27 Aug 1940 - 28 Aug 1940 - 29 Aug 1940 - 30 Aug 1940 - 31 Aug 1940 - 1 Sep 1940 - 2 Sep 1940 -
Sunk on 3 Sep 1940.
Ships hit by U-57 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1940 | U-57 | Erich Topp |  | Havildar (d.) | 5,407 |  | br | OB-202 |
| 24 Aug 1940 | U-57 | Erich Topp | Saint Dunstan | 5,681 | | br | OB-202 | |
| 24 Aug 1940 | U-57 | Erich Topp | Cumberland | 10,939 | | br | OB-202 | |
| 25 Aug 1940 | U-57 | Erich Topp | | Pecten | 7,468 | | br | HX-65B |
| 29,495 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (24,088 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,407 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-57 during this patrol
25 Aug 1940
On the morning, the boat was located with Asdic by HMS Westcott in the vicinity of convoy HX-65B and attacked twice with depth charges which fell some distance away. U-57 surfaced and chased the convoy until she caught up in the evening and sank a straggler. Afterwards the U-boat was attacked with depth charges by HMS Westcott and HMS Gladiolus and then escaped undamaged as the contact was lost after the initial attacks. (Sources: ADM 199/1707)
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Men lost from U-boats
3 Sep 1940 |
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