Patrol info for U-68
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 11 Feb 1942 | Lorient | 13 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 62 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
1WO Oblt. Albert Lauzemis |
2WO Oblt. Werner Happe |
U-68's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.03N06.15W,44.15N10.54W,42.27N14.30W,39.45N16.54W,37.03N18.06W,35.15N20.30W,33.27N20.30W,31.39N20.30W,28.57N19.18W,34.21N22.54W,23.33N21.15W,20.51N21.15W,18.09N21.15W,15.27N21.15W,11.51N21.15W,09.09N20.21W,06.27N18.33W,05.33N16.45W,04.39N14.57W,06.01N12.02W,04.39N12.15W,03.45N09.33W,02.51N07.45W,02.51N06.51W,04.13N08.32W,03.45N07.45W,03.45N08.39W,02.51N10.27W,02.51N12.15W,03.45N09.33W,03.45N07.45W,03.45N09.33W,04.35N08.32W,04.04N08.04W,04.39N05.57W,03.45N05.57W,03.45N07.45W,03.45N08.39W,03.45N07.45W,03.45N04.09W,03.45N01.27W,04.39N02.21W,03.45N03.15W,03.45N05.57W,03.45N08.39W,02.51N09.33W,02.02N12.02W,01.57N13.09W,03.45N15.51W,06.27N17.39W,10.03N19.27W,14.33N19.27W,19.03N19.27W,21.45N19.27W,26.15N19.27W,30.45N18.06W,35.15N16.54W,39.45N13.18W,43.21N08.30W,46.03N04.45W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 62 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten |  | Helenus | 7,366 |  | br | |
| 8 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Baluchistan | 6,992 | | br | ||
| 16 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Baron Newlands | 3,386 | | br | |
| 17 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Allende | 5,081 | | br | |
| 17 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Ile de Batz | 5,755 | | br | ||
| 17 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Scottish Prince | 4,917 | | br | ||
| 30 Mar 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Muncaster Castle | 5,853 | | br | ST-18 |
| 39,350 | ||||||||
7 ships sunk (39,350 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #44
ms = 06.01N12.02W,04.13N08.32W,04.35N08.32W,04.04N08.04W,04.10N08W,04N07.44W,02.02N12.02W
We have positions of the 7 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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