Patrol info for U-96
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 12 Apr 1941 | St. Nazaire | 22 May 1941 | St. Nazaire | 41 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |
1WO Oblt. Alfred Schlieper |
2WO Ltn. Hardo Rodler von Roithberg |
ObStrm Alfred Radermacher |
U-96's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #33
ms = 47.14N02.12W,46.57N04.45W,47.51N10.45W,50.33N13.45W,53.15N15.15W,54.09N18.15W,58.39N20.12W,63.09N18.37W,58.39N20.12W,63.09N18.37W,63.09N20.52W,63.09N18.37W,63.09N18.37W,63.09N18.37W,63.09N18.37W,61.21N16.22W,60.03N16.10W,59.33N13.00W,58.39N14.48W,56.51N16.36W,57.45N14.48W,60.27N16.36W,61.21N16.22W,62.15N14.07W,64.03N05.07W,62.15N18.37W,61.21N18.37W,59.33N16.36W,60.27N16.36W,60.27N18.24W,59.33N18.24W,56.51N18.24W,56.51N18.24W,55.03N15.15W,54.09N16.45W,55.57N18.15W,55.57N15.15W,55.08N10.40W,49.39N12.15W,46.57N07.45W,47.14N02.12W
We have daily positions for all 41 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-96 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |  | Caledonia | 9,892 |  | nw | HX-121 |
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Oilfield | 8,516 |  | br | HX-121 | |
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Port Hardy | 8,897 | | br | HX-121 |
| 19 May 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Empire Ridge | 2,922 | | br | HG-61 | |
| 30,227 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (30,227 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #42
ms = 60.03N16.10W,60.05N17W,60.14N15.20W,54.47N11.10W
We have positions of the 4 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-96 during this patrol
28 Apr 1941
On 28 Apr 1941 southeast of Iceland, in position 60.04N, 15.45W, the British corvette HMS Gladiolus depth charged a German U-boat. This attack was for a while thought to have sunk U-65.
This attack was actually against U-96 inflicting no damage.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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