Patrol info for U-68
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 11 Sep 1941 | Lorient | 25 Dec 1941 | Lorient | 106 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
1WO Oblt. August Maus |
2WO Oblt. Albert Lauzemis |
U-68's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N06.15W,44.15N10.54W,42.27N14.30W,40.39N16.54W,37.57N16.54W,35.15N18.06W,34.21N20.30W,31.39N21.42W,28.57N21.42W,26.15N21.15W,25.45N24W,27.09N24.06W,24.27N24.51W,22.39N24.51W,19.57N24.51W,09.09N24.51W,08.15N24.51W,14.33N23.57W,16.21N21.15W,18.09N18.33W,19.03N16.45W,18.09N16.45W,14.33N18.33W,10.03N16.45W,08.15N17.39W,05.33N16.45W,03.45N16.45W,01.03N15.51W,01.39S14.57W,03.27S14.57W,03.27S14.03W,05.15S14.03W,07.57S14.03W,08.51S14.57W,09.45S13.09W,11.33S12.15W,12.27S10.27W,13.21S08.39W,14.15S06.51W,16.03S05.57W,15.55S05.43W,18.45S05.57W,20.33S05.57W,21.27S05.03W,21.27S02.21W,21.27S00.21E,23.10S01.36E,23.15S03.57E,23.15S05.45E,23.15S07.33E,22.59S09.49E,23.15S12.03E,23.15S13.51E,22.21S12.03E,22.21S09.21E,22.21S07.33E,23.15S06.39E,24.09S04.51E,24.09S03.03E,24.09S02.09E,24.09S00.21E,24.09S04.09W,24.09S06.51W,25.03S07.45W,25.03S08.39W,22.21S06.51W,18.45S04.09W,16.03S03.15W,15.09S02.21W,14.15S00.21E,12.27S03.03E,11.33S04.51E,10.39S06.39E,09.45S04.51E,11.33S03.03E,14.15S02.09E,16.03S01.15E,19.39S00.33W,23.15S02.21W,27.45S04.09W,27.45S04.09W,26.51S04.09W,25.03S05.57W,23.15S06.51W,21.27S07.45W,20.33S08.39W,16.03S10.27W,12.27S12.15W,08.51S14.57W,04.21S17.39W,01.39S19.27W,02.51N21.15W,07.21N23.03W,11.51N24.51W,15.27N25.45W,19.03N26.39W,22.39N24.51W,26.15N22.09W,30.45N19.18W,34.21N16.54W,38.51N14.30W,42.27N12.06W,45.09N08.30W,46.57N03.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 106 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1941 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten |  | Silverbelle | 5,302 |  | br | SL-87 |
| 22 Oct 1941 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Darkdale | 8,145 | | br | ||
| 28 Oct 1941 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Hazelside | 5,297 | | br | ||
| 1 Nov 1941 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Bradford City | 4,953 | | br | |
| 23,697 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (23,697 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #41
ms = 25.45N24W,15.55S05.43W,23.10S01.36E,22.59S09.49E
We have positions of the 4 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-68 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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