Patrol info for U-13
Date lookup for 12 Sep 1939
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 11 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 3 Oct 1939 | Kiel | 23 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Karl Daublebsky von Eichhain |
1WO Oblt. Heinrich Driver |
Patrol in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland.
U-13's position on 12 Sep 1939
Ships hit by U-13 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1939
12 Sep 1939. U-13 rescued all four crewmen of the drifting Dornier Do18D-2 WNr 717 (2./KüFlGr 106, M2+EK) in the North Sea about 100 miles north-north-west of Terschelling at 2025hrs. Several towing attempts failed and the next morning the flying boat was taken in tow by the German seaplane tender Gunther Plüschow, but subsequently flooded and was scuttled at 1230hrs on 13 September.
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