|
| U-93 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 05 631 |
| Construction Yard | F.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden |
| Yard Number | 598 |
| Ordered | 30th May 1938 |
| Keel laid | 9th Sep 1939 |
| Launched | 8th Jun 1940 |
| Commissioned | 30th Jul 1940 |
| Baubelehrung | Marinelehrwerkstatt, Kiel /
Baubelehrung U-Boote Ostsee, Kiel | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 07.40 - 01.42 | 7.U-Flottille, Kiel & St.Nazaire
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Frontboot (operational)
|
| Commanders | | 07.40 - 10.41 | KL Claus Korth
see also: U-57 |
| 10.41 - 01.42 | OL Horst Elfe
see also: U-139 |
| Operations information for U-93 | 05.10.1940 - 07.10.1940
First Sailing
U-93 left Kiel under the command of Claus Korth on 5th Oct 1940 and arrived at return on 7th Oct 1940 after two days.
| 09.10.1940 - 25.10.1940
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Oct 1940, U-93 left Kristiansand under the command of Claus Korth and after over two weeks arrived at return on 25th Oct 1940.
Claus Korth hit three ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy: One was from convoy OA-228 and two were from convoy OB-228.
-
On 15th Oct 1940 he sank the British 9,331 ton Hurunui, sailing with convoy OA-228.
-
On 17th Oct 1940 he sank the Norwegian 1,168 ton Dokka, a member of convoy OB-228.
-
On 17th Oct 1940 he sank the British 2,715 ton Uskbridge, part of convoy OB-228.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Dokka.
| 07.11.1940 - 29.11.1940
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-93 departed under Claus Korth from St. Nazaire on 7th Nov 1940 and arrived at return on 29th Nov 1940 after just over three weeks.
| 11.01.1941 - 14.02.1941
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-93 left Lorient under the command of Claus Korth on 11th Jan 1941 and after nearly five weeks arrived at return on 14th Feb 1941.
Claus Korth hit four ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy: three were from convoy SC-19 and one was from convoy SC-20.
-
On 29th Jan 1941 he sank the Greek 4,929 ton Aikaterini, from convoy SC-19.
-
On 29th Jan 1941 he sank the British 5,886 ton King Robert, sailing with convoy SC-19.
-
On 29th Jan 1941 he sank the British 10,468 ton WB Walker, a member of convoy SC-19.
-
On 4th Feb 1941 he sank the British 2,660 ton Dione II, part of convoy SC-20.
| 03.05.1941 - 10.06.1941
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 3rd May 1941, U-93 left Lorient under the command of Claus Korth and arrived at return on 10th Jun 1941 after five and a half weeks.
Claus Korth hit one ship on this patrol from convoy HX-126.-
On 21st May 1941 he sank the Dutch 6,235 ton Elusa, from convoy HX-126.
You can find more about convoy HX-126 at the warsailors.com page on convoy HX-126.
| 12.07.1941 - 21.08.1941
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-93 departed under Claus Korth from St. Nazaire on 12th Jul 1941 and after more than five weeks arrived at return on 21st Aug 1941.
| 18.10.1941 - 21.11.1941
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-93 left St. Nazaire under the command of Horst Elfe on 18th Oct 1941 and arrived at return on 21st Nov 1941 after nearly five weeks.
| 23.12.1941 - 15.01.1942
Eighth Sailing
On the 23rd Dec 1941, U-93 left St. Nazaire under the command of Horst Elfe and after over three weeks arrived at return on 15th Jan 1942.
|
| Notes for U-93 |
The Admiralty Report on interrogation of the survivors of U-93 is available. You can find how to obtain a report here.
We have 93 crew names for this boat. click here for crew names of U 93
You can perform other crew searches here. Note that the number of names we give possibly includes prior crew members.You can discuss this boat or ask questions at the ubootwaffe.net forums |
| | | We have extra information on
9 relevant ships here:
|
|
|
|
ubootwaffe.net