Patrol info for U-16
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 Sep 1939 | Kiel | 5 Oct 1939 | Kiel | 23 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Hannes Weingaertner |
WO Oblt. Herbert Wohlfarth |
Patrol in the North Sea between Skudenes and Egerøy, Norway. Ordered to carry out contraband control of neutral vessels and escorted German merchants along the Norwegian coast. The boat stopped 14 ships in 7 days and sank 1 of them because it carried contraband.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-16
We have daily positions for all 23 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 13 Sep 1939.
14 Sep 1939 - 15 Sep 1939 - 16 Sep 1939 - 17 Sep 1939 - 18 Sep 1939 - 19 Sep 1939 - 20 Sep 1939 - 21 Sep 1939 - 22 Sep 1939 - 23 Sep 1939 - 24 Sep 1939 - 25 Sep 1939 - 26 Sep 1939 - 27 Sep 1939 - 28 Sep 1939 - 29 Sep 1939 - 30 Sep 1939 - 1 Oct 1939 - 2 Oct 1939 - 3 Oct 1939 - 4 Oct 1939 -
Arrival at Kiel on 5 Oct 1939.
Ships hit by U-16 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1939 | U-16 | Hannes Weingaertner |  | Nyland | 3,378 |  | sw | A | |
| 3,378 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (3,378 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1939
1 Oct 1939. U-16 encountered an enemy submarine in the North Sea, but neither sub attacked.
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Attacks on U-16 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.