Patrol info for U-65
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 10 Jan 1941 | Lorient | 88 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen |
1WO Oblt. Joachim Hoppe |
2WO Oblt. Gustav-Adolf Janssen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-65
We have daily positions for all 88 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 15 Oct 1940.
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Arrival at Lorient on 10 Jan 1941.
Ships hit by U-65 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | Kohinur | 5,168 |  | br | OB-235 | A | |
| 15 Nov 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen |  | Havbør | 7,614 |  | nw | B | |
| 16 Nov 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | | Fabian | 3,059 | | br | OB-234 | C |
| 18 Nov 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | Congonian | 5,065 | | br | D | ||
| 21 Dec 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | | Charles Pratt | 8,982 |  | pa | E | |
| 24 Dec 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | | British Premier | 5,872 | | br | SLS-60 | F |
| 27 Dec 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | | Risanger | 5,455 | | nw | G | |
| 31 Dec 1940 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | | British Zeal (d.) | 8,532 | | br | OB-260 | H |
| 2 Jan 1941 | U-65 | Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | | Nalgora | 6,579 | | br | OB-261 | I |
| 56,326 | |||||||||
8 ships sunk (47,794 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,532 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
15 Nov 1940. U-65 captured the second officer of the British cargo liner Kohinur after sinking her.
16 Nov 1940. U-65 After sinking the British merchantman Fabian U-65 provided medical aid to two of the survivors, and food and water to the rest.
11 Dec 1940. A memorable day in U-boat history: U-65 was the first U-boat to cross the Equator, in Grid FC 39.
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Attacks on U-65 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-65 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.