U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-47

Date lookup for 20 Oct 1940


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
14 Oct 1940Lorient23 Oct 1940Lorient10 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Günther Prien
1WO

Oblt. Amelung von Varendorff
1WO

Oblt. Hans-Werner Kraus

U-47's position on 20 Oct 1940

Ships hit by U-47 on this date

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
20 Oct 1940U-47Günther Prien La Estancia5,185brHX-79A
20 Oct 1940U-47Günther Prien Whitford Point5,026brHX-79B
20 Oct 1940U-47Günther Prien Athelmonarch (d.)8,995brHX-79C
 19,206

2 ships sunk (10,211 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,995 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.

General Events during this patrol

We have no events listed for this date.

Add more events! If you know of an interesting event either missing from this date or an upcoming event that you'd like to share please contact us. We continuously update these databases.

Attacks on U-47 during this patrol

We have no recorded attacks on U-47 on this date.

If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-47 please let us know.

Return to see the full info on this patrol


See all patrols for U-47


* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

Return to U-boat Patrols main page