U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-106
04.01.1941 - 10.02.1941 First Sailing - active patrol U-106 left Kiel under the command of Jürgen Oesten on 4th Jan 1941 and arrived at return on 10th Feb 1941 after over five weeks. Jürgen Oesten hit two ships on this patrol, one was from convoy SC-19. On 16th Jan 1941 he sank the British 10,578 ton Zealandic. On 29th Jan 1941 he sank the Egyptian 2,962 ton Sesostris, sailing with convoy SC-19.
26.02.1941 - 17.06.1941 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 26th Feb 1941, U-106 left Lorient under the command of Jürgen Oesten and after nearly sixteen weeks arrived at return on 17th Jun 1941. Jürgen Oesten hit ten ships on this patrol, four of these ships were in convoy, all of them from convoy SL-68. On 11th Mar 1941 he sank the British 7,506 ton Memnon. On 16th Mar 1941 he sank the Dutch 6,810 ton Almkerk. On 17th Mar 1941 he sank the British 3,082 ton Andalusian, a member of convoy SL-68. On 17th Mar 1941 he sank the Dutch 7,031 ton Tapanoeli, part of convoy SL-68. On 20th Mar 1941 he damaged the British 31,100 ton HMS Malaya, from convoy SL-68. On 20th Mar 1941 he damaged the Dutch 7,995 ton Meerkerk, sailing with convoy SL-68. On 24th Mar 1941 he sank the British 4,267 ton Eastlea. On 30th May 1941 he sank the British 6,373 ton Silveryew. On 31st May 1941 he sank the British 6,843 ton Clan Macdougall. On 6th Jun 1941 he sank the British 4,573 ton Sacramento Valley. This was the second time Malaya had been the target of U-Boat attention. Oesten's damaging attack on Malaya resulted in the ship being out of action for months, going to the United States via Trinidad for repairs. After BdU heard the news, Dönitz awarded Oesten his Ritterkreuz over radio.
11.08.1941 - 11.09.1941 Third Sailing - active patrol U-106 departed under Jürgen Oesten from Lorient on 11th Aug 1941 and arrived at return on 11th Sep 1941 after four and a half weeks.
21.10.1941 - 22.11.1941 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-106 left Lorient under the command of Hermann Rasch on 21st Oct 1941 and after four and a half weeks arrived at return on 22nd Nov 1941. Hermann Rasch hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy: One was from convoy ON-28 and one was from convoy SC-50. On 28th Oct 1941 he sank the British 5,120 ton King Malcolm, a member of convoy SC-50. On 30th Oct 1941 he damaged the American 8,246 ton USS Salinas, part of convoy ON-28.
03.01.1942 - 22.02.1942 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 3rd Jan 1942, U-106 left Lorient under the command of Hermann Rasch and arrived at return on 22nd Feb 1942 after just over seven weeks. Hermann Rasch hit five ships on this patrol, one was from convoy ON-53. On 24th Jan 1942 he sank the British 5,631 ton Empire Wildebeeste, from convoy ON-53. On 26th Jan 1942 he sank the British 3,963 ton Traveller. On 30th Jan 1942 he sank the American 6,836 ton Rochester. On 3rd Feb 1942 he sank the Swedish 15,355 ton Amerikaland. On 6th Feb 1942 he sank the British 10,354 ton Opawa.
15.04.1942 - 29.06.1942 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-106 departed under Hermann Rasch from Lorient on 15th Apr 1942 and after more than ten weeks arrived at return on 29th Jun 1942. Hermann Rasch hit six ships on this patrol. On 5th May 1942 he sank the Canadian 7,985 ton Lady Drake. On 21st May 1942 he sank the 6,067 ton Faja de Oro. On 26th May 1942 he sank the American 5,030 ton Carrabulle. On 27th May 1942 he damaged the American 4,639 ton Atenas. On 28th May 1942 he sank the British 7,383 ton Mentor. On 1st Jun 1942 he sank the American 2,689 ton Hampton Roads.
25.07.1942 - 28.07.1942 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-106 left Lorient under the command of Hermann Rasch on 25th Jul 1942 and arrived at return on 28th Jul 1942 after three days.
22.09.1942 - 26.12.1942 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 22nd Sep 1942, U-106 left Lorient under the command of Hermann Rasch and after thirteen and a half weeks arrived at return on 26th Dec 1942. Hermann Rasch hit one ship on this patrol from convoy BS-31. On 11th Oct 1942 he sank the British 2,140 ton Waterton, sailing with convoy BS-31.
17.02.1943 - 04.04.1943 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-106 departed under Hermann Rasch from Lorient on 17th Feb 1943 and arrived at return on 4th Apr 1943 after six and a half weeks.
28.07.1943 - 02.08.1943 Tenth Sailing U-106 left Lorient under the command of Wolf-Dietrich Damerow on 28th Jul 1943 and after five days arrived at return on 2nd Aug 1943.

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