Patrol info for U-69
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 5 May, 1941 | Lorient | 8 Jul, 1941 | St. Nazaire | 65 days |
Commander | Officers * |  Kptlt. Jost Metzler | 1WO Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Auffermann | 2WO Hans-Botho Bade |
U-69's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 65 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-69 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 21 May, 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | Robin Moor | 4.999 |  | am | ||
| 21 May, 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler |  | Tewkesbury | 4.601 |  | br | |
| 31 May, 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | | Sangara (t.) | 5.445 | | br | |
| 4 Jun, 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | Robert Hughes [Mine] | 2.879 | | br | ||
| 27 Jun, 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | | Empire Ability | 7.603 | | br | SL-78 |
| 27 Jun, 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | River Lugar | 5.423 | | br | SL-78 | |
| 3 Jul, 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | Robert L. Holt | 2.918 | | br | OB-337 | |
| 33.868 | ||||||||
| 7 ships sunk (33.868 tons).
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have 6 positions of the 7 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-69 during this patrol *
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We have no recorded attacks on U-69 during this patrol. If you believe we have omitted an attack on U-69 please let us know. |
Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-69 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.