Patrol info for U-68
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 20 Aug 1942 | Lorient | 6 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 109 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Hänert |
U-68's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N04.45W,45.09N07.18W,42.27N09.42W,41.33N12.06W,39.45N15.42W,37.03N18.06W,35.15N20.30W,32.33N21.42W,29.51N21.42W,28.03N21.42W,24.27N22.09W,21.45N22.09W,34.21N04.54W,15.27N22.09W,11.51N21.15W,09.09N21.15W,06.27N19.27W,03.45N17.39W,01.57N14.57W,01.03N12.15W,00.09N17.39W,02.33S08.39W,04.30S07.50W,06.09S08.39W,05.15S08.39W,05.05S08.54W,08.51S07.45W,10.39S06.51W,13.21S05.57W,15.09S05.03W,18.45S03.15W,20.33S03.15W,24.09S01.27W,24.09S01.27W,25.03S00.33W,26.51S02.09E,27.45S03.57E,28.39S04.51E,28.39S06.39E,29.33S07.33E,30.27S08.18E,31.21S09.30E,31.21S13.06E,32.15S15.30E,33.09S16.42E,33.09S17.54E,34.03S17.54E,35.51S17.54E,34.40S18.25E,35.00S18.30E,36.45S19.06E,36.45S21.30E,35.03S22.24E,35.03S22.24E,35.03S24.48E,35.57S26.00E,36.51S23.36E,37.39S21.30E,37.39S16.42E,36.45S13.06E,35.51S21.30E,33.09S10.42E,33.09S08.18E,31.21S05.54E,28.39S11.09E,27.45S13.51E,29.33S12.03E,32.15S10.42E,34.57S10.42E,36.45S11.54E,35.51S11.54E,35.51S08.18E,35.51S04.42E,34.57S02.18E,32.15S00.06W,29.33S01.27W,26.51S03.15W,23.30S05.30W,22.21S05.57W,18.45S06.51W,16.57S09.33W,15.09S11.21W,13.21S14.03W,10.39S17.39W,07.57S18.33W,05.15S18.33W,03.27S17.39W,00.45S17.39W,01.57N19.27W,03.45N21.15W,06.27N22.09W,09.09N23.57W,10.57N26.39W,14.33N29.21W,17.15N29.21W,21.45N29.21W,22.39N29.21W,25.21N29.21W,28.03N28.54W,33.27N26.30W,35.15N26.30W,36.09N26.30W,37.03N22.54W,38.51N18.06W,41.33N13.18W,43.21N08.30W,46.03N06.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 109 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten |  | Trevilley | 5,296 |  | br | OS-38 |
| 15 Sep 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Breedijk | 6,861 |  | nl | |
| 8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Gaasterkerk | 8,679 | | nl | |
| 8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Koumoundouros | 3,598 |  | gr | |
| 8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Sarthe | 5,271 | | br | ||
| 8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Swiftsure | 8,207 |  | am | |
| 9 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Belgian Fighter | 5,403 |  | be | |
| 9 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Examelia | 4,981 | | am | |
| 6 Nov 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | City of Cairo | 8,034 | | br | |
| 56,330 | ||||||||
9 ships sunk (56,330 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #45
ms = 04.30S07.50W,05.05S08.54W,34.10S17.07E,34.20S18.10E,34.40S18.25E,34.50S18.40E,34.52S18.30E,35.00S18.30E,23.30S05.30W
We have positions of the 9 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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