Patrol info for U-56
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Jul 1940 | Lorient | 14 Aug 1940 | Lorient | 21 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Otto Harms |
ObStrm / WO Kurt Pressel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-56
We have daily positions for all 21 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 25 Jul 1940.
26 Jul 1940 - 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 - 13 Aug 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 14 Aug 1940.
Ships hit by U-56 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1940 | U-56 | Otto Harms |  | Boma | 5,408 |  | br | OB-193 | A |
| 10 Aug 1940 | U-56 | Otto Harms | | HMS Transylvania (F 56) | 16,923 | | br | B | |
| 22,331 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (22,331 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-56 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.