U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-30


DepartureArrival / FateDays
22 Aug 1939Wilhelmshaven27 Sep 1939Wilhelmshaven37 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Fritz-Julius Lemp
1WO

Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch
2WO

Ltn. Friedrich Bothe

U-30's daily positions during the patrol

Resource id #32

ms = 53.31N08.09E,57.45N20.12W,56.44N14.05W,56.51N16.36W,54.58N15.14W,55.03N15.15W,55.03N15.15W,56.34N15.21W,64.03N23.07W,62.15N14.07W,64.03N07.22W,62.15N03.52E,58.39N03.12E,53.31N08.09E


We have 14 daily positions for the 37 days U-30 was at sea.

Ships hit by U-30 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
3 Sep 1939U-30Fritz-Julius Lemp Athenia13,581br
11 Sep 1939U-30Fritz-Julius Lemp Blairlogie4,425br
14 Sep 1939U-30Fritz-Julius Lemp Fanad Head5,200br
 23,206

3 ships sunk (23,206 tons).

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Locations of ships hit during this patrol

Resource id #40

ms = 56.44N14.05W,54.58N15.14W,56.43N15.21W


We have positions of the 3 ships attacked.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-30 during this patrol

14 Sep 1939
After stopping the British freighter Fanad Head, the boat was attacked by three British Blackburn Skua aircraft (FAA-Sqdn 803) from HMS Ark Royal (91), but two of them were lost to their own bombs. Three crew members were wounded by splinters.

14 Sep 1939
After sinking the British freighter Fanad Head, the boat was attacked with bombs by six Swordfish aircraft (FAA-Sqdn 810 and 821) from HMS Ark Royal (91) and depth charges from HMS Bedouin (F 67) and HMS Punjabi (F 21) for 4 hours before Lemp managed to escape.

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