PINGUIN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST WAVE OF RAIDERS SENT OUT BY THE GERMAN NAVY, SAILING ON THE15 JUNE 1940 UNDER THE COMMAND OF FK (LATER KZS) ERNST-FELIX KRUDER. SLIPPING THROUGH THE DENMARK STRAITS, PINGUIN MADE FOR HER PATROL AREA IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. IN 10 MONTHS AT SEA SHE HAS NUMBERED 28 SHIPS.