Patrol info for U-38
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Apr 1941 | Lorient | 24 Jun 1941 | Lorient | 77 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe |
1WO Oblt. Walter Göing |
2WO Ltn. Reimar Ziesmer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-38
We have 76 daily positions for the 77 days U-38 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 9 Apr 1941.
10 Apr 1941 - 11 Apr 1941 - 12 Apr 1941 - 13 Apr 1941 - 14 Apr 1941 - 15 Apr 1941 - 16 Apr 1941 - 17 Apr 1941 - 18 Apr 1941 - 19 Apr 1941 - 20 Apr 1941 - 21 Apr 1941 - 22 Apr 1941 - 23 Apr 1941 - 24 Apr 1941 - 25 Apr 1941 - 26 Apr 1941 - 27 Apr 1941 - 28 Apr 1941 - 29 Apr 1941 - 30 Apr 1941 - 1 May 1941 - 2 May 1941 - 3 May 1941 - 4 May 1941 - 5 May 1941 - 6 May 1941 - 7 May 1941 - 8 May 1941 - 9 May 1941 - 10 May 1941 - 11 May 1941 - 12 May 1941 - 13 May 1941 - 14 May 1941 - 15 May 1941 - 16 May 1941 - 17 May 1941 - 18 May 1941 - 19 May 1941 - 20 May 1941 - 21 May 1941 - 22 May 1941 - 23 May 1941 - 24 May 1941 - 25 May 1941 - 26 May 1941 - 27 May 1941 - 28 May 1941 - 29 May 1941 - 30 May 1941 - 31 May 1941 - 1 Jun 1941 - 2 Jun 1941 - 3 Jun 1941 - 4 Jun 1941 - 5 Jun 1941 - 6 Jun 1941 - 7 Jun 1941 - 8 Jun 1941 - 9 Jun 1941 - 10 Jun 1941 - 11 Jun 1941 - 12 Jun 1941 - 13 Jun 1941 - 14 Jun 1941 - 15 Jun 1941 - 16 Jun 1941 - 17 Jun 1941 - 18 Jun 1941 - 19 Jun 1941 - 20 Jun 1941 - 21 Jun 1941 - 22 Jun 1941 - 23 Jun 1941 - 24 Jun 1941 -
Ships hit by U-38 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1941 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe |  | Japan | 5,230 |  | sw | OB-310 | A |
| 5 May 1941 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Queen Maud | 4,976 |  | br | OB-309 | B |
| 23 May 1941 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Berhala | 6,622 |  | nl | OB-318 | C |
| 24 May 1941 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Vulcain | 4,362 | | br | OB-317 | D |
| 29 May 1941 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Tabaristan | 6,251 | | br | E | |
| 30 May 1941 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Empire Protector | 6,181 | | br | F | |
| 31 May 1941 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Rinda | 6,029 |  | nw | G | |
| 8 Jun 1941 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | Kingston Hill | 7,628 | | br | H | ||
| 47,279 | |||||||||
8 ships sunk (47,279 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
12 May 1941. Black day for U-38. The boat hunted a freighter and fired in all four torpedoes, but all missed.
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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.