Patrol info for U-85
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 21 Mar 1942 | St. Nazaire | 14 Apr 1942 | Lost | 25 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Eberhard Greger |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-85
We have 21 daily positions for the 25 days U-85 was at sea.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 21 Mar 1942.
22 Mar 1942 - 23 Mar 1942 - 24 Mar 1942 - 25 Mar 1942 - 26 Mar 1942 - 27 Mar 1942 - 28 Mar 1942 - 29 Mar 1942 - 30 Mar 1942 - 31 Mar 1942 - 1 Apr 1942 - 2 Apr 1942 - 3 Apr 1942 - 4 Apr 1942 - 5 Apr 1942 - 6 Apr 1942 - 7 Apr 1942 - 8 Apr 1942 - 9 Apr 1942 - 10 Apr 1942 - 11 Apr 1942 - 12 Apr 1942 - 13 Apr 1942 -
Sunk on 14 Apr 1942.
Ships hit by U-85 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1942 | U-85 | Eberhard Greger |  | Chr. Knudsen | 4,904 |  | nw | A | |
| 4,904 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,904 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
14 Apr 1942. U-85 was the first U-boat to be sunk off the North American coast after the start of Operation Drumbeat (Paukenschlag) on 13 January 1942. On the day that she was sunk, 14 April, U-85 stayed on the surface throughout the engagement. After repeated hits on the boat fatally damaged her, the order to abandon ship was given, and perhaps half the crew got into the water before U-85 started to go down fast. USS Roper then dropped 11 depth charges onto the already sinking U-boat and the two dozen or so survivors, and in the process killed everyone in the water. The wreck is now a popular dive site.
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Attacks on U-85 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-85 duing this patrol (prior to its loss).
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.