U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-68


DepartureArrival / FateDays
14 May 1942Lorient10 Jul 1942Lorient58 days

Commander

Officers *


KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten
1WO

Oblt. Werner Happe
2WO

Oblt. Klaus Hänert

U-68's daily positions during the patrol

Resource id #32

ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.03N06.15W,44.15N08.30W,43.21N08.30W,42.27N10.54W,41.33N13.18W,39.45N06.06W,37.57N09.42W,36.09N24.06W,36.09N26.30W,35.15N31.18W,35.15N34.54W,34.21N36.06W,32.33N42.06W,30.45N44.30W,28.57N46.54W,27.09N50.30W,26.15N52.45W,20.51N55.27W,22.39N58.09W,20.51N60.51W,17.15N64.27W,17.30N68.20W,17.33N67.55W,14.33N70.45W,13.39N74.21W,12.45N77.57W,12.45N80.20W,13.39N80.39W,14.33N81.33W,12.45N80.39W,11.51N78.51W,11.50N73.40W,12.45N72.33W,13.39N69.51W,14.33N76.09W,16.21N68.57W,17.15N69.51W,17.15N72.33W,16.21N73.27W,13.08N72.16W,13.39N70.45W,17.15N66.15W,17.15N64.27W,20.51N62.39W,23.33N59.57W,24.27N56.21W,26.15N50.57W,28.57N46.54W,29.51N42.06W,31.39N39.42W,33.27N33.42W,35.15N28.54W,36.09N33.42W,38.51N27.42W,41.33N12.06W,44.15N07.18W,47.45N03.21W


We have daily positions for all 58 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
5 Jun 1942U-68Karl-Friedrich Merten L.J. Drake6,693am
6 Jun 1942U-68Karl-Friedrich Merten C.O. Stillman13,006pa
10 Jun 1942U-68Karl-Friedrich Merten Ardenvohr5,025br
10 Jun 1942U-68Karl-Friedrich Merten Port Montreal5,882br
10 Jun 1942U-68Karl-Friedrich Merten Surrey8,581br
15 Jun 1942U-68Karl-Friedrich Merten Frimaire9,242fr
23 Jun 1942U-68Karl-Friedrich Merten Arriaga2,345pa
 50,774

7 ships sunk (50,774 tons).

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Locations of ships hit during this patrol

Resource id #44

ms = 17.30N68.20W,17.33N67.55W,12.17N80.20W,12.45N80.20W,11.50N73.40W,13.08N72.16W


We have 6 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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