Patrol info for U-38
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Jun 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 2 Jul 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 27 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe |
1WO Oblt. Heinrich Ratsch |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-38
We have daily positions for all 27 days on this patrol.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 6 Jun 1940.
7 Jun 1940 - 8 Jun 1940 - 9 Jun 1940 - 10 Jun 1940 - 11 Jun 1940 - 12 Jun 1940 - 13 Jun 1940 - 14 Jun 1940 - 15 Jun 1940 - 16 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940 - 18 Jun 1940 - 19 Jun 1940 - 20 Jun 1940 - 21 Jun 1940 - 22 Jun 1940 - 23 Jun 1940 - 24 Jun 1940 - 25 Jun 1940 - 26 Jun 1940 - 27 Jun 1940 - 28 Jun 1940 - 29 Jun 1940 - 30 Jun 1940 - 1 Jul 1940 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 2 Jul 1940.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-38 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Prien (12 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940)
Ships hit by U-38 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | Mount Myrto | 5,403 |  | gr | A | ||
| 15 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe |  | Italia | 9,973 |  | nw | HX-47 | B |
| 15 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Erik Boye | 2,238 |  | ca | HX-47 | C |
| 20 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Tilia Gorthon | 1,776 |  | sw | D | |
| 21 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Luxembourg | 5,809 |  | be | E | |
| 22 Jun 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Neion | 5,154 | | gr | F | |
| 30,353 | |||||||||
6 ships sunk (30,353 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1940
12 Jun 1940. U-38 landed two agents in Ireland.
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Attacks on U-38 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-38 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.