Service history German submarine U-56 (1938)

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1 service history

1.1 1st, 2nd , 3rd patrols
1.2 4th patrol
1.3 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th , 9th patrols
1.4 10th patrol
1.5 11th patrol
1.6 12th patrol





service history
1st, 2nd , 3rd patrols

u-56 s first 3 patrols, completed during workup , training period, relatively uneventful cruises in north sea. no ships attacked during period; though on third sortie, circumnavigated shetland islands.


4th patrol

the submarine s luck changed better on fourth foray. damaged eskdene on 2 december 1939, 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) northeast of tyne. following day, sank rudolf 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) east of may island (in mouth of firth of forth).


5th, 6th, 7th, 8th , 9th patrols

the fifth patrol uneventful , took boat southern north sea.


patrol numbers 6 , 7 both more of same.


the boat s eighth sortie ranged far , wide; across north sea scottish west coast, north of shetland, other side of north sea coast of norway, further success continued elude her.


her ninth effort north of hebrides , again round shetland islands.


10th patrol

u-56 s tenth patrol took newly captured port of lorient on french atlantic coast. departed wilhelmshaven on 29 june 1940; route west of ireland, culminating in arrival on 21 july.


11th patrol

she near ireland once more when sank boma on 5 august 1940 northwest of malin head.


in similar location, sank armed merchant cruiser hms transylvania 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) northwest of malin head on 10 august.


12th patrol

u-56 attacked british submarine hms tribune 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) northeast of st kilda on 6 september. torpedoes missed; germans unaware of situation. boat on way, via gap between faroe , shetland islands, germany. arrived in kiel on 15 september.








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