U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-57
23.08.1939 - 26.08.1939 First Sailing U-57 left Kiel under the command of Claus Korth on 23rd Aug 1939 and arrived at Memel on 26th Aug 1939 after three days.
26.08.1939 - 02.09.1939 Second Sailing On the 26th Aug 1939, U-57 left Memel under the command of Claus Korth and returned to Memel on 2nd Sep 1939 after one week.
03.09.1939 - 05.09.1939 Third Sailing - active patrol U-57 departed under Claus Korth from Memel on 3rd Sep 1939 and arrived at Kiel on 5th Sep 1939 after two days.
05.09.1939 - 18.09.1939 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-57 left Kiel under the command of Claus Korth on 5th Sep 1939 and returned nearly two weeks later to Kiel on 18th Sep 1939.
25.10.1939 - 05.11.1939 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 25th Oct 1939, U-57 left Kiel under the command of Claus Korth and arrived back at Kiel one and a half weeks later on 5th Nov 1939.
12.11.1939 - 23.11.1939 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-57 departed under Claus Korth from Kiel on 12th Nov 1939 and returned to Kiel on 23rd Nov 1939 after one and a half weeks on patrol. Claus Korth hit two ships on this patrol. On 17th Nov 1939 he sank the 1,566 ton Kaunas. On 19th Nov 1939 he sank the British 1,383 ton Stanbrook.
05.12.1939 - 05.12.1939 Seventh Sailing U-57 left Kiel under the command of Claus Korth on 5th Dec 1939 and arrived at Wilhelmshaven on the same day.
07.12.1939 - 16.12.1939 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 7th Dec 1939, U-57 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Claus Korth and after just over one week arrived at Kiel on 16th Dec 1939. Claus Korth hit one ship on this patrol. On 13th Dec 1939 he sank the Soviet 1,173 ton Mina.
16.01.1940 - 25.01.1940 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-57 departed under Claus Korth from Kiel on 16th Jan 1940 and arrived at Wilhelmshaven on 25th Jan 1940 after just over one week. Claus Korth hit one ship on this patrol. On 20th Jan 1940 he sank the Norwegian 1,328 ton Miranda. U-57 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship. The 8,240 ton British HMS Durham Castle was sunk by a mine on 26th Jan 1940.You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Miranda.
08.02.1940 - 25.02.1940 Tenth Sailing - active patrol U-57 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Claus Korth on 8th Feb 1940 and returned to Wilhelmshaven on 25th Feb 1940 after two and a half weeks on patrol. Claus Korth hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy: One was from convoy HX-18 and one was from convoy HX-19. On 14th Feb 1940 he fatally damaged the British 10,191 ton Gretafield, sailing with convoy HX-18. On 21st Feb 1940 he damaged the British 4,996 ton Loch Maddy, a member of convoy HX-19. You can find more about convoy HX-18 at the warsailors.com page on convoy HX-18.
14.03.1940 - 29.03.1940 Eleventh Sailing - active patrol On the 14th Mar 1940, U-57 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Claus Korth and arrived back at Wilhelmshaven on 29th Mar 1940 after just over two weeks on patrol. Claus Korth hit one ship on this patrol. On 25th Mar 1940 he sank the British 5,742 ton Daghestan.
04.04.1940 - 07.05.1940 Twelfth Sailing - active patrol U-57 departed under Claus Korth from Wilhelmshaven on 4th Apr 1940 and after more than four weeks arrived at Kiel on 7th May 1940.
11.07.1940 - 20.07.1940 Thirteenth Sailing U-57 left Kiel under the command of Erich Topp on 11th Jul 1940 and arrived at Bergen on 20th Jul 1940 after just over one week. Erich Topp hit two ships on this patrol, one was from convoy HX-55A. On 17th Jul 1940 he sank the Swedish 1,960 ton OA Brodin. On 17th Jul 1940 he sank the British 8,652 ton Manipur, part of convoy HX-55A.
22.07.1940 - 07.08.1940 Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol On the 22nd Jul 1940, U-57 left Bergen under the command of Erich Topp and after over two weeks arrived at Lorient on 7th Aug 1940. Erich Topp hit one ship on this patrol. On 3rd Aug 1940 he sank the Swedish 2,161 ton Atos.
14.08.1940 - 03.09.1940 Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol U-57 departed under Erich Topp from Lorient on 14th Aug 1940. On the 3rd Sep 1940, U-57 was sunk. Erich Topp hit four ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy: One was from convoy HX-65B and three were from convoy OB-202. On 24th Aug 1940 he damaged the British 5,407 ton Havildar, from convoy OB-202. On 24th Aug 1940 he sank the British 5,681 ton Saint Dunstan, sailing with convoy OB-202. On 24th Aug 1940 he sank the British 10,939 ton Cumberland, a member of convoy OB-202. On 25th Aug 1940 he sank the British 7,468 ton Pecten, part of convoy HX-65B.

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