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U-503 IXC
15 May 1943
Grid BF17 U-503 was lost with all hands during a convoy attack She was hit by hedgehogs while at 150m depth. |
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Wolfgang Eisenholtz |
U-96 VIIC
I decided to continue an old career.
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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U-96 VIIC
Patrol 13 (all hours are standard German times)
07 February 1941 14:39 hours Departed Lorient in company of a minesweeper 10 February 1941 Grid BF78 14:12 hours MV Hawarden Castle (Large Trawler), 547 tons. Crew: 16. Crew lost: 11 - 3 88mm rounds used 12 February 1941 Grid CG54 19:05 hours Ship seen bearing 002 heading North 19:07 hours Dived to PD 19:18 hours Spotted rear mounted open 4 inch gun on merchant 19:59 hours SS Cypress Hills Park (Ore Carrier), 7630 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 65. Crew lost: 9 - 3 bow + 1 stern shots (1 dud) 26 February 1941 Grid ET25 00:09 hours Reached patrol area 28 February 1941 Grid ET29 05:31 hours Ships seen bearing 352 - dived to PD 05:34 hours Multiple sound contacts bearing 015 - 030 convoy closing 06:18 hours 4 bow shots - diving to 100m - silent running 06:22 hours 2 explosions 06:23 hours SS Aurora (Coastal Freighter), 1870 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 32. Crew lost: 1 07:13 hours Convoy moving away bearing 202 - undetected 08:11 hours Tubes reloaded 10:20 hours Surfaced 04 March 1941 Grid EK19 12:54 hours Sent statue report: 6 torps left - 3 ships sunk - 10047 tons 13:09 hours Answer : Keep up the good work 05 March 1941 Grid EK16 05:30 hours Warship seen beraong 061 - heading east - dived to 50m 07:49 hours No sound contacts - surfaced 15 March 1941 Grid CG95 19:41 hours Ships seen bearing 298 heading WNW - convoy 19:42 hours Dived to PD - multiple sound contacts 19:53 hours Visual contact 20:12 hours SS Scholar (Medium Merchant 22), 4290 tons. Cargo: Phosphates. Crew: 51. Crew lost: 3 - 1 bow shot 20:16 hours The rest 3 bow tubes were fired in a hurry to avoid closinf destroyer 20:32 hours Depth 70m - no explosions - undetected 22:28 hours Convoy moving away bearing 310 16 March 1941 00:19 hours No sound contacts - surfaced 18 March 1941 18:39 hours Ship seen bearing 132 closing - dived to PD 18:56 hours Visual contact 19:14 hours SS Abinger (Coastal Freighter), 1873 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 27. Crew lost: 10 - 1 stern shot 22 March 1941 16:28 hours Docked at Lorient 44 days at sea 5 ships sunk 16210 tons Waiting for the IXC type to become available. U boats (R/L) lost during this patrol: U-70 , U-47 , U-99 and U-100 |
Wolfgang Eisenholtz was ordered to relinquish command of U-129 and his watch officer, Günther von Wenden, was ordered to commander training. Further Eisenholtz detailed last report is to be published soon.
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U-96 VIIC
Patrol 14
07 April 1941 00:10 hours Departed from Lorient under the cover of darkness 10 April 1941 Grid BF14 01:00 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message Grid BE36 02:48 hours Ships seen bearing 334 - dived to PD 02:58 hours Visual contact 03:16 hours SS Alwaki (Granville-type Freighter), 4707 tons. Cargo: Military Vehicles. Crew: 64. Crew lost: 60 - 2 bow shots 03:24 hours SS Perseus (Heavy Merchant 01), 9091 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 91. Crew lost: 52 - 2 bow shots - diving to 100m - silent running - set speed 1 kt 04:06 hours Convoy moving away bearing 135 - 159 - undetected 05:27 hours Tubes reloaded 06:45 hours Surfaced 12 April 1941 Grid AM71 01:29 hours Reached patrol grid 14 April 1941 Grid AM71 15:23 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message Grid AM47 18:55 hours Ships seen bearing 342 - dived to PD 18:57 hours Sound contacts bearing 345 - 015 convoy closing 19:42 hours Visual contact 19:59 hours 4 bow shots fired 20:00 hours MV Anadara (Motor Tanker), 9624 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 61. Crew lost: 12 20:00 hours SS Affirmity (Coastal Freighter), 1871 tons. Cargo: Copper Ore. Crew: 28. Crew lost: 20 - fired 1 stern shot - diving to 100m 20:04 hours SS Wyvern (Medium Merchant 17), 4021 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 61. Crew lost: 1 20:41 hours Convoy moving away bearing 201 - depth 60m - undetected 23:23 hours Tubes reloaded ( 2 bow ) 15 April 1941 00:59 hours Surfaced 01:03 hours Sent status report: 2 bow internals + 2 (1+1) externals left - 5 ships sunk - 29314 tons 01:21 hours Answer came in: Keep up the good work 26 April 1941 Grid BF17 23:56 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message 27 April 1941 01:08 hours Ships seen bearing 037 - diving to PD 01:10 hours Sound contacts bearing 030 - 040 convoy closing 02:31 hours 2 bow shots at tanker - diving to 100m - silent running 02:32 hours MV Inverliffey (Large Tanker type T3), 9455 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 44. Crew lost: 25 03:39 hours Convoy moving away bearing 090 - 110 - still undetected 04:20 hours Convoy moving away bearing 123 08:10 hours Surfaced - weather bad - heavy fog and 14 m/s winds 28 April 1941 21:49 hours Docked at Lorient 22 days at sea 6 ships sunk 38769 tons No damages or casualties IXC still not available Ubooten (R/L) lost during this patrol: U - 65 |
U-96 VIIC
Patrol 15
13 June 1941 13:00 hours Departed Lorient in company of a minesweeper 20 June 1941 Grid AE88 21:08 hours Reached patrol area 22 June 1941 Grid AE88 09:02 hours New orders: Proceed to grid AD59 24 June 1941 Grid AE75 03:51 hours Ship spotted bearing 085 - turning to intercept 04:45 hours SS Port Jackson (Medium Freighter), 5363 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 59. Crew lost: 24 - 3 bow + 1 stern shots 25 June 1941 Grid AE71 05:15 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 110 - crash dived 12:11 hours Surfaced 12:19 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 135 - crash dived 16:22 hours Surfaced 28 June 1941 Grid AD83 05:19 hours Failed to obtain firing position against enemy convoy 03 July 1941 Grid AD83 04:41 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message 10:18 hours Dived to PD for listening - sound contacts bearing 102 closing 12:36 hours Spotted - pinging - DCs exploding away - pressing the attack 12:43 hours Minor damages from DCs 12:45 hours More DCs exploding - diving to 100m 12:45 hours SS Lacklan (Tanker 04), 8780 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 42. Crew lost: 5 12:46 hours MV Skandinavia (Tanker 16), 10678 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 77. Crew lost: 16 12:48 hours Pinging - 3 warships present 13:01 hours Depth 100m - no more pinging 13:18 hours Convoy moving away bearing 200 - 230 14:50 hours Tubes reloaded - 3 bow 16:37 hours Surfaced 16:56 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 220 - crash dived 17:14 hours Surfaced - repairing deck and flak guns 19:27 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 207 - crash dived 04 July 1941 01:12 hours Surfaced 01:13 hours Sent status report : 3 bow internal + 2(1+1) externals 3 ships sunk 24281 tons - heavy aircraft traffic 01:24 hours Answer received: Keep up the good work Grid AD82 05:32 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 158 - crash dived 10:00 hours Still submerged at 60m 16:20 hours Surfaced 07 July 1941 Grid AD83 17:42 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 318 medium range - no time to dive - engage 17:44 hours Minor damages by machine gun fire 17:46 hours Minor damages by machine gun fire - bombs missed way to the left 17:46 hours Consolidated PBY Catalina shot down 09 July 1941 Grid AD83 18:25 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message 18:58 hours Ships spotted bearing 000 - dived to PD 19:00 hours Sound contacts bearing 357 - 010 19:52 hours While taking firing position against large liner U-96 was runned over by a merchant ( Darn how did I manage to do that? ) - no damages 19:55 hours 3 bow shots against troop transport 19:57 hours MV Copacabana (Troop Transport), 6810 tons. Cargo: Passengers. Crew: 331. Crew lost: 36 20:40 hours Depth 100m - pinging - new depth 150m 22:01 hours Convoy moving away bearing 158 10 July 1941 00:02 hours Surfaced 00:23 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 359 - medium range - turning to engage 00:25 hours Damages by machine gun fire - no bombs dropped 00:26 hours Lockheed A-29 Hudson Mk IIIA shot down 18 July 1941 01:06 hours Docked at Lorient 36 days at sea 4 ships sunk 31631 tons 2 aircrafts shot down No casualties U-boat damaged (H.I. 98.63%) U-booten (R/L) lost during this patrol : U-138 , U-556 , U-651 Took command of U-155 IXC type U-boot Installed new hydrophones and Alberich anti-sonar coating for testing purposes. |
U-155 IXC
08 August 1941
21:27 hours U-155 departed Lorient for grid DT54 11 August 1941 Grid BF78 14:38 hours Ship seen bearing 037 - moving in 15:10 hours Positive ID : Enemy tugboat 15:56 hours MV Adherant (Tugboat), 1129 tons. Crew: 32. Crew lost: 31 - 1 stern shot 12 August 1941 Grid CG24 12:47 hours Small French convoy seen bearing 326 - 329 Grid CG27 18:36 hours Spanish C2 type cargo seen bearing 356 21 August 1941 Grid DT52 01:05 hours Brazilian small merchant seen bearing 346 - dived to PD as she appeared to be armed Grid DT54 08:42 hours Reached patrol area 25 August 1941 Grid DT54 01:01 hours New orders received : Proceed to the Freetown area 29 August 1941 Grid EK72 06:17 hours Warship seen bearing 339 - dived to PD 06:20 hours Sound contacts bearing 024 - small convoy 06:27 hours 3 bow shots 06:30 hours Impacts 06:30 hours HMS Whaddon (L 45) (Hunt I class), 1000 tons. Crew: 158. Crew lost: 20 07:11 hours 2 stern shots at large merchant 07:12 hours Impacts SS Ajax (Large Merchant), 9588 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 54. Crew lost: 31 10:09 Surfaced 04 September 1941 Grid ET62 21:02 hours Warship bearing 242 - dived to PD 21:21 hours Positive ID : L class AA - lining bow shot 21:30 hours Target changed course - attacked cancelled 05 September 1941 00:26 hours Surfaced 07 September 1941 Grid ET62 18:29 hours Ship seen bearing 351 18:56 hours Spotted by merchant while shadowing - opened up range Grid ET61 19:12 hours Dived to PD to attack 19:33 hours 2 bow shots 19:35 hours Impacts 19:42 hours 2 stern shots 19:43 hours 1 explosion 19:44 hours MV Tropic Star (UK Hog Island), 5173 tons. Cargo: Wine/Spirits. Crew: 60. Crew lost: 40 19:46 hours Surfaced 10 September 1941 Grid ET37 09:47 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 250 - crash dived Grid ET61 18:28 hours Surfaced 13 September 1941 Grid ET62 06:10 hours Sudden appearance of a ship shape bearing 053 - lost in fog 06:16 hours Hit by enemy fire - minor damages - crash dive 06:25 hours Depth 75m - warship bearing 237 long range 10:00 hours Still submerged - no sound contacts 14:27 hours Surfaced 17 September 1941 Grid ET62 09:53 hours Ship seen bearing 302 - closing 10:09 hours Shadowing large liner bearing 072 - 1 escort spotted 10:34 hours Moving onto shallow waters - continue shadowing 10:37 hours Turning - diving to PD to attack 11:02 hours 4 bow shots range 4600m - turning - reloading bow tubes 11:06 hours 1 explosion 11:14 hours 1 stern shot - turning - undetected by escort 11:25 hours 1 bow shot 11:29 hours Impact - ship DIW and on fire 11:30 hours 1 bow shot 11:33 hours Impact 11:39 hours 1 bow shot range 4000m - still undetected 11:42 hours Impact - no results 11:57 hours 1 bow shot - range 3000m 11:59 hours Impact - still nothing only fires 12:03 hours 1 bow shot - range 2500m 12:05 hours Impact - no result - destroyer closing - leaving the area. 10 torpedoes fere fired against the liner - 6 impacts and she survived. 20:32 hours Surfaced 23 September 1941 Grid DU75 20:02 hours Ship seen bearing 282 - turning 20:11 hours Warship seen bearing 031 - dived to PD 20:26 hours 1 bow shot at destroyer - diving to 100m 24 September 1941 05:30 hours Surfaced 26 September 1941 Grid DU25 07:44 hours Ship seen bearing 046 - dived to PD 15:30 hours Surfaced 02 October 1941 Grid BF61 09:08 hours German minesweeper seen bearing 358 - raised flag 09:59 hours Docked at port 56 days at sea 4 ships sunk 16890 tons No casualties U-boat damaged (H.I. 98.84%) U-booten (R/L) lost during this patrol : U-144 , U-570 , U-501 , U-207 Installed new batteries AFA 44 MAL 740 Screenshot from this patrol : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=83681 post #9991 |
U-155 IXC
Patrol 17
29 October 1941 02:32 hours After getting a new camo U-155 left Lorient 11 November 1941 Grid EK42 12:44 hours Ship seen bearing 058 12:47 hours Dived to PD 13:05 hours 1 bow shot at destroyer 13:06 hours HMS Achates (H12) (A&B classes), 1350 tons. Crew: 142. Crew lost: 80 14 November 1941 Grid ET53 21:32 hours Reached patrol area 18 November 1941 Grid ET37 14:10 hours Spotted US large merchant bearing 332 14:13 hours Spotted US troop transport bearing 328 14:14 hours Spotted US Liberty cargo bearing 324 14:16 hours Spotted Ceramic type liner bearing 324 flying the Union Jack - dived to PD 15:23 hours 3 bow shots at the liner 15:24 hours Impacts - Ship on fire 15:36 hours 2 stern shots from 600m - impacts 15:36 hours SS Melbourne Star (Ceramic-type Ocean Liner), 16802 tons. Cargo: Troops. Crew: 1392. Crew lost: 1127 19 November 1941 Grid ET62 16:17 hours Ship spotted bearing 014 16:21 hours Ship seen bearing 021 - destroyer - diving to PD 16:51 hours 1 stern shot - diving to 60m 17:01 hours New depth ordered: 100m - torpedo missed or dud 17:52 hours Warship sound bearing 152 moving away 22:21 hours Surfaced 23:07 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 088 medium range - engage 23:08 hours Minor damages - no bombs dropped - Leigh light equipped Catalina 23:10 hours Second bomb run - minor damages from gunfire - bombs missed - crsh diving - e-machinen failed at flank speed 23:11 hours Depth 15m - Shaked by aerial DCs - no damages 20 November 1941 04:52 hours Sound contact merchant bearing 018 moving away - no action 04:57 hours Sound contact bearing 012 moving away 07:48 hours Surfaced 12:45 hours Stern externals moved in 16:59 hours Bow externals moved in 21 November 1941 Grid ET63 19:39 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 161 - medium range 19:41 hours Lockheed A-29 Hudson Mk IIIA shot down 02 December 1941 Grid ET63 20:19 hours Ship seen bearing 339 20:40 hours Ship bearing 321 - shadowing 20:44 hours Secong ship seen bearing 321 - keep shadowing 20:52 hours Ships bearing 090 20:56 hours Turning to attack - diving to PD 20:59 hours 2 bow shots 21:00 hours SS Kara (Tramp Steamer), 2257 tons. Cargo: Timber. Crew: 22. Crew lost: 11 21:02 hours SS Aage (Coastal Freighter), 1870 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 23. Crew lost: 18 21:11 hours Surfaced 21:21 hours Warship seen bearing 021 - dived to PD - turning 21:35 hours 1 stern shot 21:36 hours HMS Walpole (D 41) (V&W classes), 1188 tons. Crew: 103. Crew lost: 74 21:50 hours Surfaced 03 December 1941 Grid ET37 09:50 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message 10:34 hours Warship seen bearing 034 - dived to PD 10:53 hours Sound contacts bearing 052 12:25 hours Failed to odtain visual contact 15:06 hours Surfaced 17:28 hours Warship seen bearing 105 - dived to PD - turning 17:35 hours Sound contacts bearing 113 closing - keep turning 18:13 hours 2 bow shots from long range - diving to 100m 18:18 hours Impacts - SS Clan Chisholm (Heavy Merchant 01), 9091 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 63. Crew lost: 35 19:17 hours Convoy sounds bearing 202 moving away 04 December 1941 01:03 hours Surfaced 13:57 hours Warship seen bearing 354 - dived to PD 16:22 hours Surfaced 16:38 hours Aircraft seen bearing 111 - medium range 16:43 hours Lockheed A-29 Hudson Mk IIIA shot down in her second run 15 December 1941 Grid ET37 13:54 hours Ship seen bearing 297 - dived to PD 13:57 hours Sound contacts bearing 298 - convoy closing - turning 14:42 hours 4 bow shots - diving to 100m 14:43 hours SS Nanchang (Small Freighter), 1665 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 35. Crew lost: 14 14:44 hours SS E. Sang (Medium Merchant 31), 3517 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 27. Crew lost: 5 20:35 hours Surfaced - started return trip 18 December 1941 Grid EK73 04:04 hours Warship seen bearing 128 - dived to PD - turning 04:11 hours Visual contact 04:13 hours 2 bow shots 04:15 hours 1 explosion 04:16 hours HMS Marne (G 35) (L class AA), 1690 tons. Crew: 207. Crew lost: 169 24 December 1941 Grid CG81 22:39 hours French convoy bearing 253 - 287 escorted by gunboat 27 December 1941 Grid BF64 10:58 hours Spotted German Rauemboots bearing 338 - raised the flag 13:54 hours Docked at port 60 days at sea 9 ships sunk 39430 tons 2 aircafts shot down No casualties U-boat damaged (H.I. 89.15%) U-booten (R/L) lost during this patrol : U-580 , U-583 , U-153 , U-433 , U-95 , U-206 , U-208 , U-557 , U-131 , U-434 , U-574 , U-451 , U-567 , U-79. Screenshots at http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=83681 #9995 |
I am back involved with SH3 again! I've started myself a new Career.
My new commander is Kurt Burchards and I am commanding U-162. We have departed Lorient on 6/2/1942. We have proceeded at around 11knts and are now located in CD12, the furthest WEST I have EVER been in SH3 before. En-route we have taken down a "Granville type" using the deck gun and a tramp steamer with 2x torpedoes. Our orders are to patrol CA57. My intentions (Playing as skipper Burchards) is to have a look into New York at the very least, and then perhaps some of the other western coast harbours. :rock: Anything I should be watching out for? |
I've just completed Patrol number 2 in U-52 as part of the 2nd Flotilla currently based at Wilhelmshaven, and managed to complete it with only about 4 CTDs (thank you Wine!). It's October 1939 (can't be more specific because it is impossible to alt + tab out of SH3 under Wine for me) and it was a rather short patrol. Orders were to patrol BE62, but I took a gamble and instead of going the long way round Blighty and went through the Channel.
And what a successful little boating trip it was. In the straight of Dover at twilight the watchman spotted a Large Merchant. Duly dispatched with two torpedoes. As I ventured further west through the Channel I came across two more Large Merchants, which were dutifully sunk. One of which I sunk just 10km off the southern tip of the Isle of Wight! Ah the good ol' days. It was about this time that I kept bumping into MTBs and ASW trawlers. I had to let a handful of merchants survive because I didn't really want to get into a fight in these shallow waters - even if it was only MTBs and ASW trawlers. During this patrol I came to the conclusion that my crew are a bunch of effing idiots. Especially when it comes to gunnery! The seas were so calm, visibility unlimited for the entire time I spent transiting the Channel. However it seems that even with a deck that isn't rolling they still can't hit the broadside of a barn at 30 paces. And as a good Captain, I am not manning that gun. Sheesh. I even enlisted a Gunnery officer in the hope that this would help. We eventually stumbled across an Intermediate Tanker out in the ocean and it was dark nothing else for miles so I let the boys loose with the gun, who cares if BdU says not to use the gun, pfft. Might as well use it while we can be on the surface. After shooting off some 70 rounds they still hadn't sunk the tanker and we were now out of shells. Now in my haste over the evening I'd left the engagement halfway through to eat dinner, and in the process may or not have returned many hours later as a inebriated skipper. It took three torpedoes to get the blasted tanker to sink. All that effort for a meagre 3,500t. Lesson learnt, when returning to your crew drunk, it's best to leave it paused and sober up before making rash decisions to fire off too many torpedoes at a piddly little boat. Still the patrol overall was very successful, I don't think I've ever had such a successful outing! 5 Merchants and 1 Intermediate Tanker sunk for a total of around 44,000t. Doubt that'll happen again. I also have no real desire to go through the English channel again, it just raises the blood pressure and there really is no where to hide. How on earth am I meant to enjoy the combination of sailing the seas and reading a book if there's constant cries from the crew of warship spotted and only about 20m of water to hide in! |
To: Kptlt Zorrin
From: BdU Recieved your latest patrol report. Need we remind you that there is a reason it's called the ENGLISH Channel? Secondly, the gun we have issued to your boat is for sinking small ships, or for finishing off ships that are close to sinking anyway. Please try to refrain from wasting ammunition. The stuff doesn't grow on trees, you know. Don't make me take away your gun, or even your boat. With love, Onkel Karl :O: Oh, and WELCOME ABOARD! :sunny: |
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