Patrol info for U-49
Date lookup for 16 Nov 1939
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Nov 1939 | Kiel | 29 Nov 1939 | Kiel | 21 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Kurt von Gossler |
U-49's position on 16 Nov 1939
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Attacks on U-49 during this patrol
16 Nov 1939
Depth charging by British destroyers HMS Echo and HMS Wanderer forced the boat down to 170m (557ft), by far the deepest a U-boat had ever gone at that time, before she managed to escape. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 119)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.