U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-99


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
27 Nov 1940Lorient12 Dec 1940Lorient16 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer
1WO

Oblt. Klaus Heinrich Bargsten
2WO

Oblt. Horst Elfe
WO

Kptlt. Dietrich Lohmann

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-99


We have daily positions for all 16 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-99 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
2 Dec 1940U-99Otto Kretschmer HMS Forfar (F 30)16,402brHX-90A
2 Dec 1940U-99Otto Kretschmer Samnanger4,276nwOB-251B
3 Dec 1940U-99Otto Kretschmer Conch8,376brHX-90C
7 Dec 1940U-99Otto Kretschmer Farmsum5,237nlOB-252D
 34,291

4 ships sunk (34,291 tons).

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General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-99 during this patrol

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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