U-99 - 8th War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed
Date
Lost
Date
Days at Sea
Lorient
22 February 1941
--
17 March 1941
26

 

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Ships Hit
Date
KTB Time
Position
Ship
Tons
Nationality
Convoy
7 Mar 41
05.50
60°45'N, 13°00'W
TERJE VIKEN
20,638
British
OB-293
7 Mar 41
0640 - 07.30
60°30'N, 13°30'W
ATHELBEACH
6,568
British
OB-293
16 Mar 41
60°42'N, 13°10'W
FERM
6,593
Norwegian
HX-112
16 Mar 41
60°42'N, 13°10'W
BEDUIN
8,136
Norwegian
HX-112
16 Mar 41
60°57'N, 12°27'W
J.B. WHITE
7,375
Canadian
HX-112
16 Mar 41
61°00'N, 12°36'W
VENETIA
5,728
British
HX-112
16 Mar 41
61°09'N, 12°20'W
KORSHAMM
6,673
Swedish
HX-112
16 Mar 41
61°15'N, 12°30'W
FRANCHE COMTE (damaged)
9,314
Belgian
HX-112
     
 Total = 71,025
    
Note:  The positions in the table above and in the Google Earth patrol summary are derived from the KTB and in many cases do not match those set forth in authoritative references such as Jürgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two or the Uboat.net website.  The goal here is to present the picture relative to the U-boat and not the absolute position that the ship was attacked or sank.

 
 
           
           
           
                     
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                 Unterseeboote  "  U 99  "  
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        Kommandant K.Kapt. Kretschmer  
          (Reconstruction by B.d.U.-Op.-  
    13.12.40 - Lorient Shipyard period in Lorient.  
    21.02.41      
         
    22.02.41   Put to sea for remote patrol.  
         
    13.03.41   Short Signal:  Still have more then 6 torpedoes.  U-99  
         
    17.03.41      
    05.12 AE 8988 According to reports from U-37 and U-46 U-99 sent in the clear "Bombed, boat sunk, Heil Hitler, Kretschmer 2 destroyers, 53 tons."  This message was not picked up by land stations, instead reported by U-37.  
           
    18.03.41   Request for position remained unanswered.  
           
      U-99 was declared missing 1 star with effect from 17 March 1941 on 9 April 1941, on 26 April missing 2 stars.  According to report of the International Rad Cross the crew including the Kommandant except for the Chief Engineer and 2 men is were taken captive by the English.  
           
           
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