Patrol info for U-99
Date lookup for 31 Jul 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Jul 1940 | Lorient | 5 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 12 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Heinrich Bargsten |
2WO Ltn. Horst Elfe |
U-99's position on 31 Jul 1940
Ships hit by U-99 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer |  | Jamaica Progress | 5,475 |  | br | A | |
| 31 Jul 1940 | U-99 | Otto Kretschmer | | Jersey City | 6,322 | | br | OB-191 | B |
| 11,797 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (11,797 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-99 during this patrol
31 Jul 1940
Following a successful attack on convoy OB 191, escorts dropped 20 depth charges but U-99 escaped unscathed. In the evening the boat surfaced to attack the convoy again, but was twice forced to dive and bombed by a flying boat, again without being damaged. (Sources: Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.