U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-34


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
1 Jan 1940Wilhelmshaven6 Feb 1940Wilhelmshaven37 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Wilhelm Rollmann

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-34


We have 27 daily positions for the 37 days U-34 was at sea.

Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 1 Jan 1940.
2 Jan 1940 - 3 Jan 1940 - 4 Jan 1940 - 5 Jan 1940 - 6 Jan 1940 - 7 Jan 1940 - 8 Jan 1940 - 9 Jan 1940 - 10 Jan 1940 - 11 Jan 1940 - 12 Jan 1940 - 13 Jan 1940 - 14 Jan 1940 - 15 Jan 1940 - 16 Jan 1940 - 17 Jan 1940 - 18 Jan 1940 - 19 Jan 1940 - 20 Jan 1940 - 21 Jan 1940 - 22 Jan 1940 - 23 Jan 1940 - 24 Jan 1940 - 25 Jan 1940 - 26 Jan 1940 - 27 Jan 1940 - 28 Jan 1940 - 29 Jan 1940 - 30 Jan 1940 - 31 Jan 1940 - 1 Feb 1940 - 2 Feb 1940 - 3 Feb 1940 - 4 Feb 1940 - 5 Feb 1940 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 6 Feb 1940.

Ships hit by U-34 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
20 Jan 1940U-34Wilhelm Rollmann Caroni River [Mine]7,807brA
28 Jan 1940U-34Wilhelm Rollmann Eleni Stathatou5,625grB
 13,432

2 ships sunk (13,432 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.

General Events during this patrol

We have no events listed for this patrol.

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Attacks on U-34 during this patrol

We have no recorded attacks on U-34 duing this patrol.

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Mine-laying operations during this patrol

U-34 laid mines on the following dates during this patrol:

DateStartEndGridLocationMines
19 Jan 194021h0321h25BF 2279Falmouth Bay8 TMC

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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