Patrol info for U-100
Date lookup for 22 Sep 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 11 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 25 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 15 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke |
Cdr sea training Kptlt. Walter Flachsenberg |
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U-100's position on 22 Sep 1940
Ships hit by U-100 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke | Empire Airman | 6,586 |  | br | HX-72 | A | |
| 22 Sep 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke |  | Scholar | 3,940 | | br | HX-72 | B |
| 22 Sep 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke | | Frederick S. Fales | 10,525 | | br | HX-72 | C |
| 22 Sep 1940 | U-100 | Joachim Schepke | | Simla | 6,031 |  | nw | HX-72 | D |
| 27,082 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (27,082 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-100 during this patrol
22 Sep 1940
At the end of a very successful attack on convoy HX 72 in the Atlantic west of Ireland, the boat tried to hit Putney Hill with her last torpedo at 02.57 hrs, but missed, and was driven off by three rounds of shellfire from the merchantman. (Sources: Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.