Patrol info for U-38
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 18 Dec 1940 | Lorient | 22 Jan 1941 | Lorient | 36 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe |
1WO Oblt. Jürgen von Rosenstiel |
2WO Ltn. Reimar Ziesmer |
Cdr training Kptlt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-38
We have daily positions for all 36 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 18 Dec 1940.
19 Dec 1940 - 20 Dec 1940 - 21 Dec 1940 - 22 Dec 1940 - 23 Dec 1940 - 24 Dec 1940 - 25 Dec 1940 - 26 Dec 1940 - 27 Dec 1940 - 28 Dec 1940 - 29 Dec 1940 - 30 Dec 1940 - 31 Dec 1940 - 1 Jan 1941 - 2 Jan 1941 - 3 Jan 1941 - 4 Jan 1941 - 5 Jan 1941 - 6 Jan 1941 - 7 Jan 1941 - 8 Jan 1941 - 9 Jan 1941 - 10 Jan 1941 - 11 Jan 1941 - 12 Jan 1941 - 13 Jan 1941 - 14 Jan 1941 - 15 Jan 1941 - 16 Jan 1941 - 17 Jan 1941 - 18 Jan 1941 - 19 Jan 1941 - 20 Jan 1941 - 21 Jan 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 22 Jan 1941.
Ships hit by U-38 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe |  | Waiotira | 12,823 |  | br | A | |
| 31 Dec 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Valparaiso | 3,760 |  | sw | HX-97 | B |
| 16,583 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (16,583 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-38 during this patrol
2 Jan 1941
Depth charging from a convoy escort left U-38 with minor damage.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.