U-64 IXB Patrol 10
Patrol 10
Orders : Patrol grid DH28 and engage any enemy traffic
Secondary mission: Engage enemy convoys going in and out Giblartar.
03 March 1941
11:25 hours U-64 left Lorient for Grid DH28
26 March 1941
Grid CG95 - convoy attack
01:32 hours SS Trebartha (Medium Merchant 06), 5175 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 62. Crew lost: 21
01:36 hours SS Ocean Gypsy (Empire-type Freighter), 5896 tons. Cargo: Steel. Crew: 78. Crew lost: 21
01:41 hours Kapitänleutnant von Harris and U-64 were lost sometime on 26MAR41.
Total career results:
10 patrols ( 3 with U-45 VIIB and 7 with U-64 IXB)
330 days at sea
54 ships sunk
235111 tons sunk
Biggest warship sunk: HMS Cleopatra (Dido class), 5600 tons at 03 October 1940
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