Patrol info for U-68
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 3 Feb 1943 | Lorient | 7 May 1943 | Lorient | 94 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Albert Lauzemis |
1WO Oblt. Ekkehard Scherraus |
U-68's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.03N06.15W,43.21N08.30W,42.27N10.54W,40.39N13.18W,39.45N14.30W,37.03N16.54W,35.15N20.30W,34.21N22.54W,31.39N25.18W,32.33N30.06W,32.33N33.42W,30.45N37.18W,29.51N40.54W,28.57N44.30W,28.57N46.54W,28.03N50.30W,27.09N54.06W,26.15N57.15W,25.21N59.57W,24.27N62.39W,23.33N66.15W,23.33N67.09W,24.27N67.09W,23.33N69.51W,23.33N70.45W,24.27N70.45W,22.39N69.51W,19.03N68.03W,16.21N68.03W,14.33N68.57W,12.45N69.51W,13.39N70.45W,15.27N72.33W,16.21N73.27W,17.15N73.27W,15.27N72.33W,15.27N72.33W,14.50N71.46W,14.33N72.33W,13.39N73.27W,11.51N73.27W,10.57N76.09W,10.57N77.03W,10.57N77.03W,09.09N77.03W,10.03N77.03W,10.57N77.03W,11.51N77.03W,13.39N75.15W,14.33N72.33W,15.27N69.51W,15.27N66.15W,16.21N65.21W,17.15N64.27W,18.09N63.33W,19.03N63.33W,19.57N62.39W,20.51N62.39W,21.45N62.39W,23.33N62.39W,23.33N61.45W,23.33N58.09W,23.33N57.15W,23.33N55.27W,23.33N55.27W,21.45N57.15W,20.51N58.09W,20.51N57.15W,21.45N56.21W,22.39N53.39W,22.39N51.51W,23.33N50.03W,24.27N46.27W,25.21N43.45W,19.57N43.45W,26.15N38.21W,27.09N34.54W,27.09N32.30W,29.51N26.30W,28.03N28.54W,28.57N27.42W,30.45N27.42W,30.45N25.18W,34.21N24.06W,37.57N22.54W,40.39N18.06W,41.33N14.30W,41.33N13.18W,41.33N10.54W,42.27N09.42W,43.21N08.30W,44.15N06.06W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 94 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1943 | U-68 | Albert Lauzemis |  | Ceres | 2,680 |  | nl | GAT-49 |
| 13 Mar 1943 | U-68 | Albert Lauzemis | | Cities Service Missouri | 7,506 |  | am | GAT-49 |
| 10,186 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (10,186 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #38
ms = 14.50N71.46W
We have 1 position of the 2 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-68 during this patrol
2 Apr 1943
At 16.06 hours, the boat was attacked by an American Mariner aircraft (USN VP-204 / P-9) with 3 bombs and suffered light damage. Since 27 March, U-68 was operating off Puerto Rico and had been attacked three times and kept submerged by aircraft for 127 hours in six days. After this attack the boat began its return voyage. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
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