Patrol info for U-96
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 24 Aug 1942 | St. Nazaire | 5 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire | 43 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel |
1WO Oblt. Goske von Möllendorff |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-96
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We have daily positions for all 43 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 24 Aug 1942.
25 Aug 1942 - 26 Aug 1942 - 27 Aug 1942 - 28 Aug 1942 - 29 Aug 1942 - 30 Aug 1942 - 31 Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1942 - 2 Sep 1942 - 3 Sep 1942 - 4 Sep 1942 - 5 Sep 1942 - 6 Sep 1942 - 7 Sep 1942 - 8 Sep 1942 - 9 Sep 1942 - 10 Sep 1942 - 11 Sep 1942 - 12 Sep 1942 - 13 Sep 1942 - 14 Sep 1942 - 15 Sep 1942 - 16 Sep 1942 - 17 Sep 1942 - 18 Sep 1942 - 19 Sep 1942 - 20 Sep 1942 - 21 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942 - 23 Sep 1942 - 24 Sep 1942 - 25 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942 - 27 Sep 1942 - 28 Sep 1942 - 29 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 - 3 Oct 1942 - 4 Oct 1942 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 5 Oct 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-96 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Stier (29 Aug 1942 - 2 Sep 1942)
Vorwärts (3 Sep 1942 - 25 Sep 1942)
Ships hit by U-96 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel |  | Elisabeth van Belgie | 4,241 |  | be | ON-127 |
| 10 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel | | F.J. Wolfe (d.) | 12,190 |  | br | ON-127 |
| 10 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel | Sveve | 6,313 |  | nw | ON-127 | |
| 11 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel | Delães | 415 |  | pt | ||
| 25 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel | New York (d.) | 4,989 | | br | RB-1 | |
| 28,148 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (10,969 tons) and 2 ships damaged (17,179 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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Attacks on U-96 during this patrol
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