U-96 VIIC
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Patrol No 12
U-96 VIIC
30 December 1940
05:12 hours Departed Lorient
05 January 1941
Grid BE59
02:43 hours SS Brynhild (Small Freighter), 2374 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 34. Crew lost: 28
03:02 hours SS Bethany (Turbine Tanker type T2), 8692 tons. Cargo: Timber. Crew: 68. Crew lost: 42
12 January 1941
Grid BE83
22:40 hours MV Cliona (Large Tanker type T3), 9915 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 53. Crew lost: 34
13 January 1941
Grid BE91
20:44 hours SS Iron Master (Medium Merchant 39), 3237 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 44. Crew lost: 31
16 January 1941
14:25 hours Docked at Lorient
18 days at sea
4 ships sunk
24218 tons
Career statistics so far
KAPITÄNLEUTNANT HEINZ THIMM
Start date: 01 August 1939
Current date: 16 January 1941
12 patrols
U-48 VIIB 6 patrols
U-96 VIIC 6 patrols
300 days at sea
309625 tons sunk
Biggest ship sunk: HMS Illustrious (87) (Illustrious class), 23000 tons. Crew: 1237. Crew lost: 729 on 11 April 1940 during the Norwegian campaign.
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