Patrol info for U-138
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 19 Oct 1940 | Lorient | 12 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Oblt. Wolfgang Lüth |
1WO Oblt. Franz Gramitzky |
ObStrm Theodor Petersen |
Strm Karl-Heinz Laudahn |
WO and Cdr training Oblt. Werner Pfeifer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-138
We have daily positions for all 12 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 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 -
Arrival at Lorient on 19 Oct 1940.
Ships hit by U-138 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth |  | Bonheur | 5,327 |  | br | OB-228 | A |
| 15 Oct 1940 | U-138 | Wolfgang Lüth | British Glory (d.) | 6,993 | | br | OB-228 | B | |
| 12,320 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (5,327 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,993 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-138 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.