Patrol info for U-99
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Jul 1940 | Lorient | 5 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 12 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Bargsten |
2WO Ltn. Horst Elfe |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-99
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We have daily positions for all 12 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 25 Jul 1940.
26 Jul 1940 - 27 Jul 1940 - 28 Jul 1940 - 29 Jul 1940 - 30 Jul 1940 - 31 Jul 1940 - 1 Aug 1940 - 2 Aug 1940 - 3 Aug 1940 - 4 Aug 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 5 Aug 1940.
Ships hit by U-99 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer |  | Auckland Star | 13,212 |  | br | |
| 29 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Clan Menzies | 7,336 | | br | |
| 31 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Jamaica Progress | 5,475 | | br | |
| 31 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Jersey City | 6,322 | | br | OB-191 |
| 2 Aug 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Strinda (d.) | 10,973 |  | nw | OB-191 |
| 2 Aug 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Lucerna (d.) | 6,556 | | br | OB-191 | |
| 2 Aug 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Alexia (d.) | 8,016 | | br | OB-191 |
| 57,890 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (32,345 tons) and 3 ships damaged (25,545 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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Attacks on U-99 during this patrol
31 Jul 1940
Following a successful attack on OB-191, escorts dropped 20 depth charges but U-99 escaped undamaged. In the evening, the boat surfaced to attack the convoy again, but was twice forced to dive and bombed by a flying boat, again without being damaged. (Sources: Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.