Patrol info for U-81
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Aug 1941 | Trondheim | 19 Sep 1941 | Brest | 24 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Friedrich Guggenberger |
1WO Oblt. Claus von Trotha |
2WO Ltn. Johann-Otto Krieg |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-81
We have daily positions for all 24 days on this patrol.
Departure from Trondheim on 27 Aug 1941.
28 Aug 1941 - 29 Aug 1941 - 30 Aug 1941 - 31 Aug 1941 - 1 Sep 1941 - 2 Sep 1941 - 3 Sep 1941 - 4 Sep 1941 - 5 Sep 1941 - 6 Sep 1941 - 7 Sep 1941 - 8 Sep 1941 - 9 Sep 1941 - 10 Sep 1941 - 11 Sep 1941 - 12 Sep 1941 - 13 Sep 1941 - 14 Sep 1941 - 15 Sep 1941 - 16 Sep 1941 - 17 Sep 1941 - 18 Sep 1941 -
Arrival at Brest on 19 Sep 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-81 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Markgraf (1 Sep 1941 - 11 Sep 1941)
Ships hit by U-81 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1941 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger | Empire Springbuck | 5,591 |  | br | SC-42 | A | |
| 10 Sep 1941 | U-81 | Friedrich Guggenberger |  | Sally Mærsk | 3,252 | | br | SC-42 | B |
| 8,843 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (8,843 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-81 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.