Patrol info for U-49
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Nov 1939 | Kiel | 29 Nov 1939 | Kiel | 21 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Kurt von Gossler |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-49
We have 20 daily positions for the 21 days U-49 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 9 Nov 1939.
10 Nov 1939 - 11 Nov 1939 - 12 Nov 1939 - 13 Nov 1939 - 14 Nov 1939 - 15 Nov 1939 - 16 Nov 1939 - 17 Nov 1939 - 18 Nov 1939 - 19 Nov 1939 - 20 Nov 1939 - 21 Nov 1939 - 22 Nov 1939 - 23 Nov 1939 - 24 Nov 1939 - 25 Nov 1939 - 26 Nov 1939 - 27 Nov 1939 - 28 Nov 1939 -
Arrival at Kiel on 29 Nov 1939.
Ships hit by U-49 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1939 | U-49 | Kurt von Gossler |  | Pensilva | 4,258 |  | br | A | |
| 4,258 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,258 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1939
14 Nov 1939. U-49's machine gun was swept off the conning tower during heavy weather, .
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Attacks on U-49 during this patrol
13 Nov 1939
After being attacked by a British aircraft the boat dived to 160m (525 ft). Minor damage.
16 Nov 1939
Depth charging by British destroyers HMS Echo and HMS Wanderer forced the boat down to 170m (557ft), by far the deepest a U-boat had ever gone at that time, before she managed to escape. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 119)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.