U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-47


DepartureArrival / FateDays
16 Nov 1939Kiel18 Dec 1939Kiel33 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Günther Prien		 1WO

Oblt. Engelbert Endrass		 2WO

Oblt. Amelung von Varendorff		 ObStrm

Wilhelm Spahr

U-47's daily positions during the patrol

Resource id #33

ms = 54.22N10.10E,54.09N07.15E,55.57N05.45E,57.45N03.12E,60.27N00.24W,57.45N05.00E,57.45N08.36E,57.45N08.36E,57.45N08.36E,57.45N08.36E,58.39N04.00W,57.45N08.36E,60.27N00.24W,60.27N03.12E,61.21N01.37E,60.27N04.00W,58.39N09.24W,55.57N10.45W,53.15N10.45W,50.43N10.16W,49.39N07.45W,49.09N04.51W,49.39N04.45W,48.45N06.15W,49.39N07.45W,48.45N07.45W,49.39N09.15W,52.21N10.45W,56.51N09.24W,59.33N04.00W,58.39N01.24E,54.09N08.00E,54.22N10.10E


We have daily positions for all 33 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-47 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
5 Dec 1939U-47Günther Prien Navasota8,795brOB-46
6 Dec 1939U-47Günther Prien Britta6,214nw
7 Dec 1939U-47Günther Prien Tajandoen8,159nl
 23,168

3 ships sunk (23,168 tons).

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Locations of ships hit during this patrol

Resource id #41

ms = 50.43N10.16W,49.09N04.51W


We have 2 positions of the 3 ships attacked.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-47 during this patrol

5 Dec 1939
After sinking the British vessel Navasota British destroyers briefly depth charged the boat but she slipped away. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 120)

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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