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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-67Type IXC
Feldpost NumberM 26 049
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number986
Ordered7th Aug 1939
Keel laid5th Apr 1940
Launched30th Oct 1940
Commissioned22nd Jan 1941
BaubelehrungBaubelehrung U-Boote Nordsee, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
01.41 - 07.432.U-Flottille, Wilhelmshaven & Lorient
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
01.41 - 06.41KL Heinrich Bleichrodt
see also: U-48 U-109 
06.41 - 07.41OL Günther Pfeffer
see also: U-171 U-170 U-548 
07.41 - 07.43OL Günter Müller-Stöckheim

Operations information for U-67
19.08.1941 - 29.08.1941
First Sailing
U-67 left Bergen under the command of Günther Müller-Stöckheim on 19th Aug 1941 and arrived at return on 29th Aug 1941 after one and a half weeks.
14.09.1941 - 16.10.1941
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 14th Sep 1941, U-67 left Lorient under the command of Günther Müller-Stöckheim and after four and a half weeks arrived at return on 16th Oct 1941.
Günther Müller-Stöckheim hit one ship on this patrol from convoy SL-87.
  • On 24th Sep 1941 he sank the British 3,753 ton St Clair II, sailing with convoy SL-87.
26.11.1941 - 26.12.1941
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-67 departed under Günther Müller-Stöckheim from Lorient on 26th Nov 1941 and arrived at return on 26th Dec 1941 after over four weeks.
19.01.1942 - 30.03.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-67 left Lorient under the command of Günther Müller-Stöckheim on 19th Jan 1942 and after ten weeks arrived at return on 30th Mar 1942.
Günther Müller-Stöckheim hit three ships on this patrol.
  • On 16th Feb 1942 he damaged the Dutch 3,177 ton Rafaela.
  • On 21st Feb 1942 he sank the Norwegian 9,467 ton Kongsgaard.
  • On 14th Mar 1942 he sank the Panamanian 8,436 ton Penelope.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Kongsgaard.
20.05.1942 - 08.08.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 20th May 1942, U-67 left Lorient under the command of Günther Müller-Stöckheim and arrived at return on 8th Aug 1942 after eleven and a half weeks.
Günther Müller-Stöckheim hit eight ships on this patrol.
  • On 16th Jun 1942 he sank the 2,220 ton Managua.
  • On 20th Jun 1942 he damaged the Norwegian 8,221 ton Nortind.
  • On 23rd Jun 1942 he sank the American 3,664 ton Rawleigh Warner.
  • On 29th Jun 1942 he sank the British 8,032 ton Empire Mica.
  • On 6th Jul 1942 he sank the Norwegian 2,160 ton Bayard.
  • On 7th Jul 1942 he damaged the American 6,610 ton Paul H Harwood.
  • On 10th Jul 1942 he sank the American 5,950 ton Benjamin Brewster.
  • On 13th Jul 1942 he sank the American 7,989 ton RW Gallagher.
You can read more about the Norwegian ships listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the links for more information on Nortind and Bayard.
16.09.1942 - 21.12.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-67 departed under Günther Müller-Stöckheim from Lorient on 16th Sep 1942 and after more than thirteen weeks arrived at return on 21st Dec 1942.
Günther Müller-Stöckheim hit six ships on this patrol.
  • On 25th Oct 1942 he sank the Norwegian 4,414 ton Primero.
  • On 8th Nov 1942 he damaged the British 4,712 ton Capo Olmo.
  • On 9th Nov 1942 he sank the Norwegian 6,132 ton Nidarland.
  • On 15th Nov 1942 he sank the British 5,224 ton King Arthur.
  • On 18th Nov 1942 he sank the Norwegian 4,697 ton Tortugas.
  • On 28th Nov 1942 he damaged the British 7,006 ton Empire Glade.
You can read more about the Norwegian ships listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the links for more information on Primero, Nidarland and Tortugas.
03.03.1943 - 13.04.1943
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-67 left Lorient under the command of Günther Müller-Stöckheim on 3rd Mar 1943 and arrived at return on 13th Apr 1943 after nearly six weeks.
10.05.1943 - 16.07.1943
Eighth Sailing
On the 10th May 1943, U-67 left Lorient under the command of Günther Müller-Stöckheim and after nine and a half weeks arrived at return on 16th Jul 1943.

Notes for U-67


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