Patrol info for U-52
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Jul 1940 | Lorient | 13 Aug 1940 | Kiel | 18 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Otto Salman |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Radke |
2WO Ltn. Helmut Hennig |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-52
We have 17 daily positions for the 18 days U-52 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 27 Jul 1940.
28 Jul 1940 - 29 Jul 1940 - 30 Jul 1940 - 31 Jul 1940 - 1 Aug 1940 - 2 Aug 1940 - 3 Aug 1940 - 4 Aug 1940 - 5 Aug 1940 - 6 Aug 1940 - 7 Aug 1940 - 8 Aug 1940 - 9 Aug 1940 - 10 Aug 1940 - 11 Aug 1940 - 12 Aug 1940 -
Arrival at Kiel on 13 Aug 1940.
Ships hit by U-52 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman |  | King Alfred | 5,272 |  | br | HX-60 | A |
| 4 Aug 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman | | Gogovale | 4,586 | | br | HX-60 | B |
| 4 Aug 1940 | U-52 | Otto Salman | | Geraldine Mary | 7,244 | | br | HX-60 | C |
| 17,102 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (17,102 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-52 during this patrol
4 Aug 1940
The boat was severely damaged by depth charges from British escorts requiring 4 months of repairs. Date given here may be an approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 178)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.