Patrol info for U-38
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 24 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe |
1WO Oblt. Heinrich Ratsch |
2WO Oblt. Jürgen von Rosenstiel |
Cdr sea training Kptlt. Hans-Georg Fischer |
Cdr training Kptlt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-38
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 25 Sep 1940.
26 Sep 1940 - 27 Sep 1940 - 28 Sep 1940 - 29 Sep 1940 - 30 Sep 1940 - 1 Oct 1940 - 2 Oct 1940 - 3 Oct 1940 - 4 Oct 1940 - 5 Oct 1940 - 6 Oct 1940 - 7 Oct 1940 - 8 Oct 1940 - 9 Oct 1940 - 10 Oct 1940 - 11 Oct 1940 - 12 Oct 1940 - 13 Oct 1940 - 14 Oct 1940 - 15 Oct 1940 - 16 Oct 1940 - 17 Oct 1940 - 18 Oct 1940 - 19 Oct 1940 - 20 Oct 1940 - 21 Oct 1940 - 22 Oct 1940 - 23 Oct 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 24 Oct 1940.
Ships hit by U-38 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe |  | Highland Patriot | 14,172 |  | br | A | |
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Aenos | 3,554 |  | gr | SC-7 | B |
| 18 Oct 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Carsbreck (d.) | 3,670 | | br | SC-7 | C |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Matheran | 7,653 | | br | HX-79 | D |
| 19 Oct 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Bilderdijk | 6,856 |  | nl | HX-79 | E |
| 35,905 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (32,235 tons) and 1 ship damaged (3,670 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-38 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.