U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-16

Date lookup for 19 Oct 1939


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
18 Oct 1939Kiel25 Oct 1939Lost8 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Horst Wellner

Patrol description

Ordered to lay mines off Dover but the boat laid the mines off Folkestone, the secondary target.


U-16's position on 19 Oct 1939

Ships hit by U-16 on this date

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-16 during this patrol

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Mine-laying operations during this patrol

U-16 laid mines on the following dates during this patrol:

DateStartEndGridLocationMines
23 Oct 1939AN 7988Folkestone9 TMB

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