U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-99

Date lookup for 18 Jul 1940


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
27 Jun 1940Wilhelmshaven21 Jul 1940Lorient25 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer
1WO

Oblt. Klaus Heinrich Bargsten
2WO

Ltn. Horst Elfe

Patrol description

Patrol in the North Atlantic, west of Ireland.


U-99's position on 18 Jul 1940

Ships hit by U-99 on this date

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
18 Jul 1940U-99Otto Kretschmer Woodbury4,434brA
 4,434

1 ship sunk (4,434 tons).

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