Patrol info for U-99
Date lookup for 12 Jul 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Jun 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 21 Jul 1940 | Lorient | 25 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Heinrich Bargsten |
2WO Ltn. Horst Elfe |
Patrol in the North Atlantic, west of Ireland.
U-99's position on 12 Jul 1940
Ships hit by U-99 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer |  | Ia | 4,860 |  | gr | A | |
| 12 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Merisaar (c.) | 2,136 |  | es | B | |
| 6,996 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (6,996 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
12 Jul 1940. On 12 July, 1940, the Estonian steamer Merisaar was ordered by U-99 to sail to Bordeaux, France (the port was then already under German control). Her captain complied but on the way there she was sunk (on July 15th) by bombs from a German aircraft south of Queenstown.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.