| Operations information for U-109 |
06.05.1941 - 29.05.1941
First Sailing - active patrol
U-109 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Georg Fischer on 6th May 1941 and arrived at return on 29th May 1941 after over three weeks.
Hans-Georg Fischer hit one ship on this patrol from convoy HX-126.-
On 20th May 1941 he sank the British 5,173 ton Harpagus, sailing with convoy HX-126.
You can find more about convoy HX-126 at the warsailors.com page on convoy HX-126.
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28.06.1941 - 17.08.1941
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 28th Jun 1941, U-109 left Lorient under the command of Heinrich Bleichrodt and after just over seven weeks arrived at return on 17th Aug 1941.
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21.09.1941 - 22.09.1941
Third Sailing
U-109 departed under Heinrich Bleichrodt from Lorient on 21st Sep 1941 and arrived at return on 22nd Sep 1941 after one day.
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05.10.1941 - 18.11.1941
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-109 left Lorient under the command of Heinrich Bleichrodt on 5th Oct 1941 and after over six weeks arrived at return on 18th Nov 1941.
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27.12.1941 - 23.02.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 27th Dec 1941, U-109 left Lorient under the command of Heinrich Bleichrodt and arrived at return on 23rd Feb 1942 after over eight weeks.
Heinrich Bleichrodt hit four ships on this patrol.-
On 23rd Jan 1942 he sank the British 4,887 ton Thirlby.
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On 1st Feb 1942 he sank the British 7,924 ton Tacoma Star.
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On 5th Feb 1942 he sank the Canadian 11,309 ton Montrolite.
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On 6th Feb 1942 he sank the Panamanian 3,531 ton Halcyon.
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25.03.1942 - 03.06.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-109 departed under Heinrich Bleichrodt from Lorient on 25th Mar 1942 and after ten weeks arrived at return on 3rd Jun 1942.
Heinrich Bleichrodt hit four ships on this patrol.-
On 20th Apr 1942 he sank the British 5,719 ton Harpagon.
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On 1st May 1942 he sank the 555 ton Worden.
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On 1st May 1942 he damaged the British 6,548 ton La Paz.
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On 3rd May 1942 he sank the Dutch 5,825 ton Laertes.
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18.07.1942 - 06.10.1942
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-109 left Lorient under the command of Heinrich Bleichrodt on 18th Jul 1942 and arrived at return on 6th Oct 1942 after eleven and a half weeks.
Heinrich Bleichrodt hit five ships on this patrol.-
On 7th Aug 1942 he sank the Norwegian 6,030 ton Arthur W Sewall.
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On 11th Aug 1942 he sank the British 5,728 ton Vimeira.
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On 3rd Sep 1942 he sank the British 7,173 ton Ocean Might.
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On 6th Sep 1942 he sank the British 11,449 ton Tuscan Star.
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On 17th Sep 1942 he sank the British 5,221 ton Peterton.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Arthur W. Sewall.
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28.11.1942 - 23.01.1943
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 28th Nov 1942, U-109 left Lorient under the command of Heinrich Bleichrodt and after eight weeks arrived at return on 23rd Jan 1943.
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03.03.1943 - 01.04.1943
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-109 departed under Joachim Schramm from St. Nazaire on 3rd Mar 1943 and arrived at return on 1st Apr 1943 after just over four weeks.
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28.04.1943 - 04.05.1943
Tenth Sailing
U-109 left Lorient under the command of Joachim Schramm on 28th Apr 1943 and after six days arrived at return on 4th May 1943.
At 1835 HRS on 4th May 1943 in square BE 45, U-109 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 86 Squadron. U-109 was destroyed in the attack.
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