Patrol info for U-96
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 24 Aug 1942 | St. Nazaire | 5 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire | 43 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel |
1WO Oblt. Goske von Möllendorff |
U-96's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 47.14N02.12W,46.03N03.15W,46.03N06.15W,46.03N07.45W,46.03N09.15W,46.03N12.15W,46.03N13.45W,46.57N16.45W,47.51N19.45W,49.39N24.15W,50.33N25.45W,53.15N24.15W,52.21N25.45W,52.21N25.45W,51.27N30.15W,51.27N25.45W,51.27N24.15W,51.30N28.25W,50.03N29.32W,48.45N31.45W,47.51N37.45W,46.57N43.45W,46.03N46.45W,45.09N39.15W,45.09N39.15W,45.09N40.45W,45.09N39.15W,46.57N39.15W,49.39N40.45W,50.33N42.15W,50.33N42.15W,52.21N37.45W,54.34N25.44W,55.03N24.15W,53.15N24.15W,50.33N21.15W,48.45N16.45W,47.51N13.45W,46.57N10.45W,46.03N07.45W,46.03N04.45W,45.09N03.42W,47.14N02.12W
We have daily positions for all 43 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-96 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel |  | Elisabeth van Belgie | 4,241 |  | be | ON-127 |
| 10 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel | | F.J. Wolfe (d.) | 12,190 |  | br | ON-127 |
| 10 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel | Sveve | 6,313 |  | nw | ON-127 | |
| 11 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel | Delães | 415 |  | pt | ||
| 25 Sep 1942 | U-96 | Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel | New York (d.) | 4,989 | | br | RB-1 | |
| 28,148 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (10,969 tons) and 2 ships damaged (17,179 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #41
ms = 51.28N28.30W,51.30N28.25W,50.03N29.32W,54.34N25.44W
We have 4 positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-96 during this patrol
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