Patrol info for U-93
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Oct 1940 | Kristiansand | 25 Oct 1940 | St. Nazaire | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Claus Korth |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Diedrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen |
2WO Oblt. Günter Gretschel |
ObStrm Bruno Barber |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-93
We have daily positions for all 17 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kristiansand on 9 Oct 1940.
10 Oct 1940 - 11 Oct 1940 - 12 Oct 1940 - 13 Oct 1940 - 14 Oct 1940 - 15 Oct 1940 - 16 Oct 1940 - 17 Oct 1940 - 18 Oct 1940 - 19 Oct 1940 - 20 Oct 1940 - 21 Oct 1940 - 22 Oct 1940 - 23 Oct 1940 - 24 Oct 1940 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 25 Oct 1940.
Ships hit by U-93 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1940 | U-93 | Claus Korth |  | Hurunui | 9,331 |  | br | OA-228 | A |
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-93 | Claus Korth | | Dokka | 1,168 |  | nw | OB-228 | B |
| 17 Oct 1940 | U-93 | Claus Korth | Uskbridge | 2,715 | | br | OB-228 | C | |
| 13,214 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (13,214 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-93 during this patrol
17 Oct 1940
During an action against convoy OB 228 U-93 was attacked three times: in the early morning three escorts dropped 19 depth charges, at 1015 hrs another escort dropped seven depth charges, and in the evening a Sunderland flying boat dropped one bomb. U-93 survived completely unscathed.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.