U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-96
04.12.1940 - 29.12.1940 First Sailing - active patrol U-96 left Kiel under the command of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock on 4th Dec 1940 for operations in the North West approaches and arrived at return on 29th Dec 1940 after three and a half weeks. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock hit seven ships on this patrol, five of these ships were in convoy: four were from convoy HX-92 and one was from convoy OB-259. On 11th Dec 1940 he sank the Dutch 5,419 ton Towa, sailing with convoy HX-92. On 11th Dec 1940 he sank the British 10,890 ton Rotorua, a member of convoy HX-92. On 12th Dec 1940 he sank the Swedish 4,575 ton Stureholm, part of convoy HX-92. On 12th Dec 1940 he sank the Belgian 5,227 ton Macedonier, from convoy HX-92. On 14th Dec 1940 he damaged the British 5,118 ton Empire Razorbill. On 14th Dec 1940 he sank the British 10,926 ton Western Prince. On 18th Dec 1940 he damaged the Dutch 10,746 ton Pendrecht, sailing with convoy OB-259.
09.01.1941 - 22.01.1941 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 9th Jan 1941, U-96 left Lorient under the command of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock for operations in the North Atlantic and after nearly two weeks arrived at return on 22nd Jan 1941. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock hit two ships on this patrol. On 16th Jan 1941 he sank the British 14,118 ton Oropesa. On 17th Jan 1941 he sank the British 14,936 ton Almeda Star.
30.01.1941 - 28.02.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-96 departed under Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock from Lorient on 30th Jan 1941 for operations in the North Atlantic and arrived at return on 28th Feb 1941 after just over four weeks. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock hit seven ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy: two were from convoy HX-106, one was from convoy HX-107, one was from convoy OB-287 and three were from convoy OB-288. On 13th Feb 1941 he sank the British 7,987 ton Clea, a member of convoy HX-106. On 13th Feb 1941 he sank the British 10,516 ton Arthur F Corwin, part of convoy HX-106. On 18th Feb 1941 he sank the British 5,589 ton Black Osprey, from convoy HX-107. On 22nd Feb 1941 he sank the British 6,999 ton Scottish Standard, sailing with convoy OB-287. On 23rd Feb 1941 he sank the British 5,457 ton Anglo Peruvian, a member of convoy OB-288. On 24th Feb 1941 he sank the British 3,385 ton Linaria, part of convoy OB-288. On 24th Feb 1941 he sank the British 5,458 ton Sirikishna, from convoy OB-288.
12.04.1941 - 22.05.1941 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-96 left St. Nazaire under the command of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock on 12th Apr 1941 for operations in the North Atlantic and after more than five weeks arrived at return on 22nd May 1941. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock hit four ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy: One was from convoy HG-61 and three were from convoy HX-121. On 28th Apr 1941 he sank the British 8,516 ton Oilfield, sailing with convoy HX-121. On 28th Apr 1941 he sank the British 8,897 ton Port Hardy, a member of convoy HX-121. On 28th Apr 1941 he sank the Norwegian 9,892 ton Caledonia, part of convoy HX-121. On 19th May 1941 he sank the British 2,922 ton Empire Ridge, from convoy HG-61. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Caledonia.
19.06.1941 - 09.07.1941 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 19th Jun 1941, U-96 left St. Nazaire under the command of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock for operations in the North Atlantic and arrived at return on 9th Jul 1941 after nearly three weeks. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock hit one ship on this patrol. On 5th Jul 1941 he sank the British 5,954 ton Anselm.
02.08.1941 - 12.09.1941 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-96 departed under Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock from St. Nazaire on 2nd Aug 1941 for operations in the North Atlantic and after nearly six weeks arrived at return on 12th Sep 1941.
27.10.1941 - 06.12.1941 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-96 left St. Nazaire under the command of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock on 27th Oct 1941 for operations in the North Atlantic and arrived at return on 6th Dec 1941 after more than five weeks. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock hit one ship on this patrol from convoy OS-10. On 31st Oct 1941 he sank the Dutch 5,998 ton Bennekom, sailing with convoy OS-10. On 31st December while attempting to enter the Mediterranean U-96 was sighted and attacked by a Swordfish (Lt Cdr Woods) of the 812 Fleet Air Arm, operating from Gibraltar. U-96 was damaged in the bombing and had to turn back.
31.01.1942 - 23.03.1942 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 31st Jan 1942, U-96 left St. Nazaire under the command of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock for operations off Nova Scotia and after over seven weeks arrived at return on 23rd Mar 1942. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock hit five ships on this patrol, one was from convoy ONS-67. On 19th Feb 1942 he sank the British 7,965 ton Empire Seal. On 20th Feb 1942 he sank the American 2,398 ton Lake Osweya. On 22nd Feb 1942 he sank the Norwegian 1,948 ton Torungen. On 22nd Feb 1942 he fatally damaged the British 8,888 ton Kars, a member of convoy ONS-67. On 9th Mar 1942 he sank the Norwegian 4,265 ton Tyr. You can read more about the Norwegian ships listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the links for more information on Torungen and Tyr.
23.04.1942 - 01.07.1942 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-96 departed under Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel from St. Nazaire on 23rd Apr 1942 for operations in the North Atlantic and arrived at return on 1st Jul 1942 after nearly ten weeks.
24.08.1942 - 05.10.1942 Tenth Sailing - active patrol U-96 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel on 24th Aug 1942 for operations in the North Atlantic and after six weeks arrived at return on 5th Oct 1942. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel hit five ships on this patrol, four of these ships were in convoy: three were from convoy ON-127 and one was from convoy RB-1. On 10th Sep 1942 he sank the Belgian 4,241 ton Elisabeth van Belgie, part of convoy ON-127. On 10th Sep 1942 he sank the Norwegian 6,313 ton Sveve, from convoy ON-127. On 10th Sep 1942 he damaged the British 12,190 ton FJ Wolfe, sailing with convoy ON-127. On 11th Sep 1942 he sank the Portugese 415 ton De Laes. On 25th Sep 1942 he damaged the British 4,989 ton New York, a member of convoy RB-1. You can find more about convoy ON-127 at the warsailors.com page on convoy ON-127. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Sveve.
26.12.1942 - 08.02.1943 Eleventh Sailing - active patrol On the 26th Dec 1942, U-96 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel for operations in the North Atlantic and arrived at return on 8th Feb 1943 after over six weeks.

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