Patrol info for U-97
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 20 Mar 1941 | Lorient | 10 Apr 1941 | St. Nazaire | 22 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Udo Heilmann |
1WO Oblt. Hilmar Siemon |
1WO Oblt. Unno von Fischel |
2WO Ltn. Heinz Zwarg |
ObStrm Wilhelm Prehn |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-97
We have daily positions for all 22 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 20 Mar 1941.
21 Mar 1941 - 22 Mar 1941 - 23 Mar 1941 - 24 Mar 1941 - 25 Mar 1941 - 26 Mar 1941 - 27 Mar 1941 - 28 Mar 1941 - 29 Mar 1941 - 30 Mar 1941 - 31 Mar 1941 - 1 Apr 1941 - 2 Apr 1941 - 3 Apr 1941 - 4 Apr 1941 - 5 Apr 1941 - 6 Apr 1941 - 7 Apr 1941 - 8 Apr 1941 - 9 Apr 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 10 Apr 1941.
Ships hit by U-97 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1941 | U-97 | Udo Heilmann | Chama | 8,077 |  | br | OG-56 | A | |
| 24 Mar 1941 | U-97 | Udo Heilmann |  | Hørda | 4,301 |  | nw | OG-56 | B |
| 4 Apr 1941 | U-97 | Udo Heilmann | Conus | 8,132 | | br | OB-304 | C | |
| 20,510 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (20,510 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-97 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.