Patrol info for U-68
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 14 May, 1942 | Lorient | 10 Jul, 1942 | Lorient | 58 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
1WO Oblt. Werner Happe |
2WO Klaus Hänert |
U-68's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 58 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 5 Jun, 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten |  | L.J. Drake | 6.693 |  | am | |
| 6 Jun, 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | C.O. Stillman | 13.006 |  | pa | |
| 10 Jun, 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Ardenvohr | 5.025 |  | br | ||
| 10 Jun, 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Port Montreal | 5.882 | | br | ||
| 10 Jun, 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Surrey | 8.581 | | br | ||
| 15 Jun, 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Frimaire | 9.242 |  | fr | ||
| 23 Jun, 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Arriaga | 2.345 | | pa | ||
| 50.774 | ||||||||
| 7 ships sunk (50.774 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 6 positions of the 7 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-68 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-68 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-68 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-68 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.