Patrol info for U-99
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 25 Jul 1940 | Lorient | 5 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 12 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Bargsten |
2WO Ltn. Horst Elfe |
U-99's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,47.51N06.15W,49.39N10.45W,52.17N12.32W,54.10N12.00W,55.03N09.15W,55.47N09.18W,55.57N13.45W,55.10N17.16W,52.21N13.45W,47.51N09.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 12 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-99 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer |  | Auckland Star | 13,212 |  | br | |
| 29 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Clan Menzies | 7,336 | | br | |
| 31 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Jamaica Progress | 5,475 | | br | |
| 31 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Jersey City | 6,322 | | br | OB-191 |
| 2 Aug 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Alexia (d.) | 8,016 | | br | OB-191 |
| 2 Aug 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Lucerna (d.) | 6,556 | | br | OB-191 | |
| 2 Aug 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | Strinda (d.) | 10,973 |  | nw | OB-191 | |
| 57,890 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (32,345 tons) and 3 ships damaged (25,545 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #44
ms = 52.17N12.32W,54.10N12.00W,55.47N09.18W,56.26N08.30W,55.10N17.16W,55.18N16.39W,55.30N15.30W
We have positions of the 7 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-99 during this patrol
31 Jul 1940
After a successful attack on OB-191, the boat was attacked by the escorts with 20 depth charges but escaped undamaged. In the evening, U-99 surfaced to attack the convoy again, but was twice forced to dive and bombed by a flying boat without being damaged. (Sources: Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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