Patrol info for U-29
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 19 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 26 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 39 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Otto Schuhart |
1WO Ltn. Georg Lassen |
2WO Ltn. Ludwig Forster |
Patrol in the North Atlantic west of Ireland.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-29
We have daily positions for all 39 days on this patrol.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 19 Aug 1939.
20 Aug 1939 - 21 Aug 1939 - 22 Aug 1939 - 23 Aug 1939 - 24 Aug 1939 - 25 Aug 1939 - 26 Aug 1939 - 27 Aug 1939 - 28 Aug 1939 - 29 Aug 1939 - 30 Aug 1939 - 31 Aug 1939 - 1 Sep 1939 - 2 Sep 1939 - 3 Sep 1939 - 4 Sep 1939 - 5 Sep 1939 - 6 Sep 1939 - 7 Sep 1939 - 8 Sep 1939 - 9 Sep 1939 - 10 Sep 1939 - 11 Sep 1939 - 12 Sep 1939 - 13 Sep 1939 - 14 Sep 1939 - 15 Sep 1939 - 16 Sep 1939 - 17 Sep 1939 - 18 Sep 1939 - 19 Sep 1939 - 20 Sep 1939 - 21 Sep 1939 - 22 Sep 1939 - 23 Sep 1939 - 24 Sep 1939 - 25 Sep 1939 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 26 Sep 1939.
Ships hit by U-29 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1939 | U-29 | Otto Schuhart |  | Regent Tiger | 10,176 |  | br | A | |
| 13 Sep 1939 | U-29 | Otto Schuhart | | Neptunia | 798 | | br | B | |
| 14 Sep 1939 | U-29 | Otto Schuhart | British Influence | 8,431 | | br | C | ||
| 17 Sep 1939 | U-29 | Otto Schuhart | | HMS Courageous (50) | 22,500 | | br | D | |
| 41,905 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (41,905 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-29 during this patrol
17 Sep 1939
Following her sinking the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, British destroyers pursued U-29 for four hours, until they ran out of depth charges. The boat escaped with minor damage. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 90)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.