Patrol info for U-96
Date lookup for 28 Apr 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 12 Apr 1941 | St. Nazaire | 22 May 1941 | St. Nazaire | 41 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |
1WO Oblt. Alfred Schlieper |
2WO Ltn. Hardo Rodler von Roithberg |
ObStrm Alfred Radermacher |
U-96's position on 28 Apr 1941
Ships hit by U-96 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |  | Oilfield | 8,516 |  | br | HX-121 | A |
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Port Hardy | 8,897 | | br | HX-121 | B |
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Caledonia | 9,892 |  | nw | HX-121 | C |
| 27,305 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (27,305 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-96 during this patrol
28 Apr 1941
On 28 Apr 1941 southeast of Iceland, in position 60.04N, 15.45W, the British corvette HMS Gladiolus depth charged a German U-boat. This was for some time thought to have sunk U-65, but the target was actually U-96, which escaped unscathed.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.