U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-129
23.07.1941 - 24.07.1941 First Sailing U-129 left Kiel under the command of Asmus Nicolai Clausen on 23rd Jul 1941 and arrived at return on 24th Jul 1941 after one day.
03.08.1941 - 30.08.1941 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 3rd Aug 1941, U-129 left Horten under the command of Asmus Nicolai Clausen and after nearly four weeks arrived at return on 30th Aug 1941.
27.09.1941 - 08.10.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-129 departed under Asmus Nicolai Clausen from Lorient on 27th Sep 1941 and arrived at return on 8th Oct 1941 after one and a half weeks.
21.10.1941 - 28.12.1941 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-129 left Lorient under the command of Asmus Nicolai Clausen on 21st Oct 1941 and after more than nine weeks arrived at return on 28th Dec 1941.
25.01.1942 - 05.04.1942 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 25th Jan 1942, U-129 left Lorient under the command of Asmus Nicolai Clausen and arrived at return on 5th Apr 1942 after ten weeks. Asmus Nicolai Clausen hit seven ships on this patrol. On 20th Feb 1942 he sank the Norwegian 2,400 ton Nordvangen. On 22nd Feb 1942 he sank the Canadian 1,754 ton George L Torian. On 22nd Feb 1942 he sank the American 5,658 ton West Zeda. On 23rd Feb 1942 he sank the Canadian 1,904 ton Lennox. On 28th Feb 1942 he sank the Panamanian 2,605 ton Bayou. On 3rd Mar 1942 he sank the American 5,104 ton Mary. On 6th Mar 1942 he sank the American 6,188 ton Steel Age. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Nordvangen.
20.05.1942 - 21.08.1942 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-129 departed under Hans-Ludwig Witt from Lorient on 20th May 1942 and after over thirteen weeks arrived at return on 21st Aug 1942. Hans-Ludwig Witt hit eleven ships on this patrol. On 10th Jun 1942 he sank the Norwegian 4,362 ton LA Christensen. On 12th Jun 1942 he sank the British 9,005 ton Hardwicke Grange. On 18th Jun 1942 he sank the American 3,274 ton Millinocket. On 27th Jun 1942 he sank the 2,005 ton Las Choapas. On 27th Jun 1942 he sank the 7,008 ton Tuxpam. On 1st Jul 1942 he sank the Norwegian 1,855 ton Cadmus. On 2nd Jul 1942 he sank the Norwegian 1,841 ton Gundersen. On 4th Jul 1942 he sank the Soviet 6,320 ton Tuapse. On 12th Jul 1942 he sank the American 2,325 ton Tachira. On 19th Jul 1942 he sank the Norwegian 1,266 ton Port Antonio. On 23rd Jul 1942 he sank the American 2,309 ton Onondaga. You can read more about the Norwegian ships listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the links for more information on Cadmus, Gundersen and Port Antonio.
28.09.1942 - 06.01.1943 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-129 left Lorient under the command of Hans-Ludwig Witt on 28th Sep 1942 and arrived at return on 6th Jan 1943 after over fourteen weeks. Hans-Ludwig Witt hit five ships on this patrol, two of these ships were in convoy, both of them were from convoy TAG-18. On 15th Oct 1942 he sank the Norwegian 5,542 ton Trafalgar. On 23rd Oct 1942 he sank the American 6,829 ton Reuben Tipton. On 30th Oct 1942 he sank the American 5,620 ton West Kebar. On 5th Nov 1942 he sank the American 7,027 ton Meton, sailing with convoy TAG-18. On 5th Nov 1942 he sank the Norwegian 7,595 ton Astrell, a member of convoy TAG-18. You can read more about the Norwegian ships listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the links for more information on Trafalgar and Astrell.
11.03.1943 - 29.05.1943 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 11th Mar 1943, U-129 left Lorient under the command of Hans-Ludwig Witt and after over eleven weeks arrived at return on 29th May 1943. Hans-Ludwig Witt hit three ships on this patrol, one was from convoy NK-538. On 2nd Apr 1943 he sank the British 12,806 ton Melbourne Star. On 24th Apr 1943 he sank the American 6,507 ton Santa Catalina. On 5th May 1943 he sank the Panamanian 7,277 ton Panam, part of convoy NK-538.
27.07.1943 - 05.09.1943 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-129 departed under Richard von Harpe from Lorient on 27th Jul 1943 and arrived at return on 5th Sep 1943 after more than five weeks.
09.10.1943 - 31.01.1944 Tenth Sailing - active patrol U-129 left Lorient under the command of Richard von Harpe on 9th Oct 1943 and after over sixteen weeks arrived at return on 31st Jan 1944. Richard von Harpe hit one ship on this patrol. On 4th Dec 1943 he sank the 5,441 ton Libertad.
22.03.1944 - 19.07.1944 Eleventh Sailing - active patrol On the 22nd Mar 1944, U-129 left Lorient under the command of Richard von Harpe and arrived at return on 19th Jul 1944 after seventeen weeks. Richard von Harpe hit two ships on this patrol, one was from convoy TJ-30. On 6th May 1944 he sank the British 5,278 ton Anadyr, from convoy TJ-30. On 11th May 1944 he sank the British 6,643 ton Empire Heath.

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