Patrol info for U-30
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 27 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 37 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Fritz-Julius Lemp |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch |
2WO Ltn. Friedrich Bothe |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-30
We have 15 daily positions for the 37 days U-30 was at sea.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 22 Aug 1939.
23 Aug 1939 - 24 Aug 1939 - 25 Aug 1939 - 26 Aug 1939 - 27 Aug 1939 - 28 Aug 1939 - 29 Aug 1939 - 30 Aug 1939 - 31 Aug 1939 - 1 Sep 1939 - 2 Sep 1939 - 3 Sep 1939 - 4 Sep 1939 - 5 Sep 1939 - 6 Sep 1939 - 7 Sep 1939 - 8 Sep 1939 - 9 Sep 1939 - 10 Sep 1939 - 11 Sep 1939 - 12 Sep 1939 - 13 Sep 1939 - 14 Sep 1939 - 15 Sep 1939 - 16 Sep 1939 - 17 Sep 1939 - 18 Sep 1939 - 19 Sep 1939 - 20 Sep 1939 - 21 Sep 1939 - 22 Sep 1939 - 23 Sep 1939 - 24 Sep 1939 - 25 Sep 1939 - 26 Sep 1939 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 27 Sep 1939.
Ships hit by U-30 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp |  | Athenia | 13,581 |  | br | A | |
| 11 Sep 1939 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | | Blairlogie | 4,425 | | br | B | |
| 14 Sep 1939 | U-30 | Fritz-Julius Lemp | | Fanad Head | 5,200 | | br | C | |
| 23,206 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (23,206 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1939
3 Sep 1939. This boat sank the first ship in the war when she sank the 13,581 ton passenger ship Athenia by mistake (taking her to be an Armed Merchant Cruiser, AMC).
19 Sep 1939. U-30 stops by Reykjavík, Iceland to drop off an injured sailor (Adolph Schmidt) from the attack on 14 Sep. The boat arrived at 0900 and left shortly after 1200 local time, heading back to Germany.
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Attacks on U-30 during this patrol
14 Sep 1939
After stopping the British freighter Fanad Head, the boat was attacked by three British Blackburn Skua aircraft (803 Sqn FAA) from HMS Ark Royal, two of which were destroyed by the explosions of their own bombs. Three U-boat crew were wounded by shrapnel and two British airmen captured.
14 Sep 1939
After sinking the British freighter Fanad Head, the boat was bombed by six Swordfish (810 and 821 Sqn FAA) from HMS Ark Royal and depth charged by HMS Bedouin and HMS Punjabi for four hours before managing to escape.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.