U-502 IXC
27 August 1941
04:08 hours U-502 left Lorient for grid CF86 02 September 1941 Grid CF96 04:47 hours Fired 3 bow shots at small convoy 04:50 hours 2 impacts 05:00 hours Fired 1 bow shot at C2 cargo ship 05:01 hours Pinging - overrun by enemy DD - minor damages 05:03 hours Impact 05:13 hours SS Defiance (Medium Cargo type C2), 5558 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 41. Crew lost: 2 until 05:20 hours Cat and mouse game with enemy DD 05:28 hours Depth 118m - pinging - doubts about the effiency of the Alberich coating 05:38 hours For 10 minutes DC explosions away 06:08 hours No more DCs - no contacts 07:24 hours Reloading 07:56 hours Completed 08:54 hours Surfaced and repaierd flak gun Grid CF95 18:08 hours Wind 2m/s - moving externals 21:00 hours Completed 03 September 1941 Grid CF86 08:28 hours Reached patrol area Grid CF83 13:24 hours Warship sound bearing 346 13:39 hours Sound contacts bearing 356 - convoy closing 14:41 hours Visual contact - Periscope spotted by the enemy 14:48 hours 4 bow shots - DCs exploding away - diving to 100m 14:50 hours Impact - SS Argun (Medium Merchant 11), 3129 tons. Cargo: Machinery. Crew: 34. Crew lost: 17 14:50 hours Impact 14:51 hours Depth 28m speed 1 kt 14:53 hours Sinking sounds - SS Bruyére (Medium Merchant 08), 5281 tons. Cargo: Aircraft. Crew: 42. Crew lost: 11 - Pinging - DCs - 3 warships 14:55 hours Hit by DCs - damages and flooding - depth 60m and sinking fast 14:57 hours Depth 100m 15:00 hours DCs close - more damages - new depth 136m 15:01 hours Flooding under control - damage report : Both diesels destroyed by sea water 15:13 hours Pinging until 15:26 hours DCs exploding away 15:54 hours Depth 130m - no DCs - contacts bearing 202 convoy moving away 17:55 hours Surfaced Sent message to Bdu U-502 Diesels destroyed by DCs - destoyed Enigma machine and rotors - Logs destroyed - Position 752Kms ESE of Porta Delgado Grid CF83 Scuttling boat - crew is good condition - awainting rescue Unfortunately the message was intercepted by the Allies and Kapitänleutnant Gerhard Belzer and his crew surrendered to the Allies on 03SEP41. U-502 was long gone under the surface for the last time. The weather was good. Gerhard Belzer was sent to a POW camp in Scotland where he spent the rest of the war. After the war Gerhard Belzer spent more than a year in British captivity, before returning home in November 1946. Then he built up a successful oil trading company and was a member of Parliament for 32 years. Total career statistics U-106 IXB boat 10 patrols U-502 IXC boat 1 patrol Start : 01 December 1939 End : 03 September 1941 441 days at sea 93 ships sunk 651171 tons Largest merchant sunk: SS Queen Mary (Cunard liner 2), 80817 tons on 17 May 1940 Largest warship sunk : HMS Indomitable (Illustrious class), 23000 tons on 16 June 1940 |
Quote:
Oberleutnant z. S. Wolfgang Eisenholtz U-65 |
U-331 patrol 3
U-331 VIIC
1. Flottille, Brest Ob.lt.z.s. Theodor Wald Orders: Transfer to Brest Patrol report 29.6.1941 Departure from Kiel 2.7.1941 0209 BF7655 a group of several warships observed on the hydrophone. A probable group of destroyers on a N - NE course, medium speed 9.7.1941 0046 BE3366 a contact report received. However, the convoy couldn't be found 10.7.1941 1453 BE6359 cloudy, good vis., wind 0 m/s A merchant heard on the hydrophone at 1023 hours. By 1440 hours four G7e torpedoes launched at an 8000 GRT ore carrier, estimated course 145 degrees, 9 knots. Due to some unexplainable carelessness the first torpedo was launched delayed because the order to open the torpedo hatch never got through to the torpedo compartment. Shaken by the mistake the next torpedo was launched at a gyro angle of 003 degrees instead of the planned 000 degrees. The last two torpedoes were launched with the correct settings. Depth 2 meters, AZ pistol, range 911 meters, bearing 342. Two hits on the ship, only one where intended. Probably there was an error in the ship's course and/or speed estimate. The ship seen sinking by 1453 12.7.1941 Arrival at Brest Observations: 1. There seems to be an airplane free route from Norway to the Atlantic. The planes from Iceland and Scotland can't reach all areas. 2. The long time spent training and refitting has made the crewmen somewhat careless. We were lucky we didn't find a convoy. With my crew making mistakes like these it would not be too good trying to evade a destroyer screen. I hope we get a new patrol order soon, in order to get the crewmen working at their full skills again Wald |
U-503 IXC
When the news of Gerhard Belzer's capture reached Wilhelmshaven his close friend ERICH HARTMANN , who was an instuctor there , demanded immediately a front line position.
His demand was met and he was given command of U-503 IXC Uboot From 01 October 1941 to 9 November 1941 U-503 did shakedown patrols , drills and various exercises. Qualifications were given to the crew. 10 November 1941 11:28 hours U-503 left Lorient. It was pay back time 14 November 1941 Grid CG19 12:12 hours Spotted Spanish medium cargo type C2 bearing 339 heading WSW Grid CG43 21:28 hours Warship spotted bearing 014 heading NNE - dived to PD 21:29 hours Sound contacts bearing 359 - convoy closing 21:47 hours 2 bow shots fired in bad visibility 21:51 hours Impacts 22:58 hours 1 stern shot coup de grace 22:59 hours SS Gudrun Mærsk (Tramp Steamer), 2239 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 22. Crew lost: 14 15 November 1941 Grid CG49 17:50 hours Spotted Argentinian medium cargo type C2 bearing 034 heading ENE 23 November 1941 Grid DU78 05:08 hours Wind 1m/sec - moving external torpedoes 07:27 hours Completed 25 November 1941 Grid EJ82 23:50 Reached patrol area 28 November 1941 Grid EJ82 06:38 hours Top secret code word received: Paukenschlag 10 December 1941 Grid EE75 03:38 hours On course for US waters 11 December 1941 Grid ED95 03:23 hours Freedom of attack against all US shipping 16 December 1941 Grid EC16 03:24 hours No contacts so far 17 December 1941 Grid DN84 16:36 hours Fired 4 bow shots at fast tanker convoy - missed 16:49 hours Observed ships were unarmed - surfaced to use deck gun 17:01 hours SS Thorshavet (Converted Whale Factory Ship), 12016 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 104. Crew lost: 7 17:42 hours MV Eola (Small Tanker), 3471 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 25. Crew lost: 0 - total 116 105mm rounds fired 18 December 1941 Grid DN47 19:01 hours 4 bow shots at large tanker 19:02 hours 4 impacts 19:19 hours Surfaced and shelled the tanker - SS Vestfold (Converted Whale Factory Ship), 12017 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 79. Crew lost: 22 - before the sinking was confirmed 2 stern shots fired - missed 19:22 hours RFA Blue Ranger (A 157) (Supply tanker Ranger type), 3230 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 65. Crew lost: 55 - total 25 105mm rounds used 19:25 hours Moving externals inside 23:50 hours Completed 20 December 1941 Grid DM26 23:30 hours Warship senn bearing 351 - dived to PD 21 December 1941 00:00 hours 1 bow shot fired 00:03 hours Tientsin (Armed Tugboat), 1275 tons. Crew: 8. Crew lost: 4 00:05 hours Surfaced 00:06 hours Warship seen bearing 019 - dived to PD 01:55 hours Surfaced Grid DM23 04:34 hours 3 bow shots fired at attack cargo ship 04:37 hours USS Muskingum AK-198 (Attack cargo ship 1), 7690 tons. Cargo: Military Stores. Crew: 248. Crew lost: 116 04:39 hours Surfaced 10:11 hours Warship seen bearing 314 - dived to PD 10:46 hours 1 stern shot 10:50 hours Vaillant (Armed Tugboat), 1275 tons. Crew: 11. Crew lost: 9 16 January 1942 23:13 hours U-503 docked at Lorient. 68 days at sea 8 ships sunk 43213 tons No casualties U-boat damaged (H.I. 97.68%) |
U-503 IXC
03 February 1942
12:10 hours U-503 left Lorient for her second US East Coast sortie 06 February 1942 Grid BB96 16:35 hours 2 bow shots submerged at large merchant 16:39 hours Surfaced to finish the fataly wounded ship 16:40 hours Opened fire - range 3500m 16:41 hours Return fire but way off 16:47 hours SS City of Madras (Large Merchant), 9942 tons. Cargo: Foodstuffs. Crew: 107. Crew lost: 59 17:00 hours Wind 2m/s - moving externals 19:10 hours Completed 11 February 1942 Grid BD99 14:42 hours Tanker 13, 10490 tons (unidentified) - submerged attack - 2 bow + 2 stern shots 13 February 1942 Grid BD88 06:14 hours Wind 0m/s - moving externals 10:24 hours Completed 23 February 1942 Grid CB29 04:53 hours MV Wanaka (Passenger/Cargo), 2423 tons. Cargo: Passengers. Crew: 189. Crew lost: 66 - submerged attack - 2 bow + 2 stren shots. 26 February 1942 Grid CA64 15:36 hours Warship seen bearing 037 - dived to PD 17:44 hours Surfaced 29 February 1942 Grid CA81 00:45 hours MV Hickory Brook (Medium Merchant 15), 6075 tons. Cargo: Timber. Crew: 77. Crew lost: 13 - submerged attack - 2 bow shots Grid CA73 10:19 hours Reached patrol area 13:27 hours MV Grangetoft (Coastal Tanker), 1234 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 21. Crew lost: 10 - submerged attack - 1 stern shot 19:37 hours MV Nacella (Motor Tanker), 9791 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 57. Crew lost: 33 - submerged attack - 4 bow + 1 stern shot 01 March 1942 Grid CA73 08:35 hours SS Sea Phoenix (Large Cargo type C3) , 8868 tons. Cargo: Military Vehicles. Crew: 42. Crew lost: 26 - submerged attack - 4 bow shots - all torpedoes expended 27 March 1942 13:13 hours Docked at Lorient. During the return trip several contacts were avoided by diving to PD and crash dives due to aircraft presence. 53 days at sea 7 ships sunk 48823 tons No casualties or damages |
Good work,Von :salute:
|
Patrol 5
U-65, 2nd Flotilla Left at: May 19, 1941, 05:53 From: Corrientes 21.5.41. 1009 Grid CG 95 Ship sunk! SS Wray Castle (Granville-type Freighter), 4708 tons. Cargo: Sulfur. Crew: 63. Crew lost: 33 22.5.41. 0203 Grid CG 95 Ship sunk! SS Akinity (Coastal Freighter), 1869 tons. Cargo: Scrap Metal. Crew: 22. Crew lost: 20 "Looks like im going to have to be more careful while over by the area Gibraltar, our took a pretty huge amount of damage from air cover which happened right as we surfaced to attack a ship with I had shot 3 tubes at (using diffrent depths) and they all duded. After taking this major damage and having low ell counts (all gone except externals) we made the decision to head back to base instead of continuing the patrol. As of late we have had bad luck with U-65." Oberleutnant z. S. Wolfgang Eisenholtz 23/5/41 New boat commissioned - U-129 Type IXC Next patrol grid assigned by BdU is CG77 |
U-503 IXC
13 May 1942
03:20 hours U-503 left Lorient for her second US sortie 20 May 1942 Grid BE77 16:52 hours MV Fagerfjell (Motor Tanker), 10120 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 44. Crew lost: 12 - submerged attack - 2 bow shots 18:02 hours SS Kosmos II (Converted Whale Factory Ship) (Converted Whale Factory Ship), 12016 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 158. Crew lost: 153 - submerged attack - 3 bow shots + 6 105mm rounds 27 May 1942 Grid CD21 08:52 hours Wind 1 m/s - moving externals 13:08 hours Completed 29 May 1942 Grid CC32 10:49 hours SS Dutchess (Large Cargo type C3) , 9244 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 61. Crew lost: 8 - submerged attack - 2 bow + 2 stern shots Let a coastal freighter escape. 04 June 1942 Grid CB27 12:29 hours Wind 0m/s - moving externals 15:00 hours Completed 06 June 1942 Grid CA62 09:47 hours Warship seen bearing 323 - dived to PD 10:04 hours USS Murray DD 576 (Fletcher class), 2325 tons. Crew: 355. Crew lost: 305 15:45 hours Engaged enemy airship with no success. Took minor damages - fired 1400 20mm rounds at the enemy but the blimp escaped 07 June 1942 Grid CA53 18:46 hours RFA Brown Ranger (A 169) (Supply tanker Ranger type), 3230 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 57. Crew lost: 10 - unarmed - sunk by gunfire - 39 105mm rounds 08 June 1942 Grid CA53 01:32 hours Orkla (Small Freighter), 2407 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 33. Crew lost: 15 - submerged attack - 1 bow shot Grid CA28 07:05 hours Reached patrol area 09 June 1942 Grid CA28 02:19 hours Warship seen bearing 288 - dived to PD 02:29 hours Sound contact bearing 249 - closing 02:36 hours Visual contact 02:53 hours SS Bantam (Medium Merchant 40), 5926 tons. Cargo: Military Stores. Crew: 50. Crew lost: 29 - 3 bow shots 03:46 hours Surfaced 06:36 hours Warship seen bearing 288 - dived to PD 09:44 hours Still submerged - SS Clyde Austin Dunning (Liberty Cargo), 6700 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 82. Crew lost: 48 - 4 bow shots - leaving the area submerged 10 June 1942 Grid CA52 08:38 hours Oxygen down to 50% - surfaced 08:49 hours Aircraft seen bearing 200 - dived to PD at flank speed 11 June 1942 Grid CA53 01:51 hours Surfaced Grid CA61 14:49 hours Request to arm and refuel from U-461 U-tanker 20:28 hours Request denied - retuning to base 20:41 hours Warship seen bearing 028 - dived to PD 12 June 1942 00:28 hours Surfaced - start return trip 01 July 1942 Grid BE95 05:00 hours Warship seen bearing 332 - dived to PD 05:04 hours Sound contacts bearing 316 - convoy moving away 11:06 hours Surfaced 03 July 1942 16:41 hours Docked at Lorient 52 days at sea 8 ships sunk 51968 tons No casualties U-boat damaged (H.I. 93.54%) |
Quote:
|
U-503 IXC
10 October 1942
12:01 hours Patrol start 05 November 1942 Grid DC87 08:35 hours Reached patrol area 12 November 1942 Grid DM19 20:02 hours SS Isac (Tramp Steamer), 1719 tons. Cargo: Sulfur. Crew: 31. Crew lost: 29 - submerged attack - 1 bow shot 20:08 hours SS Krasnoe Znamya (Tramp Steamer), 1720 tons. Cargo: Wine/Spirits. Crew: 30. Crew lost: 0 - submerged - 1 bow shot + 16 105mm rounds from 3400m 20:24 hours Radar warning - crash dive 23:33 hours Surfaced 13 November 1942 Grid DM19 02:56 hours USS Natrona APA-214 (Attack cargo ship 1), 7690 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 245. Crew lost: 83 - submerged - 3 bow shots 03:03 hours SS Norton (Ore Carrier), 8108 tons. Cargo: Military Stores. Crew: 99. Crew lost: 77 - submerged - 1 bow + 2 stern shots 10:00 hours Radar warning - crash dive 14:44 hours Warship sound bearing 357 - closing - depth 100m 14 Novenber 1942 00:23 hours Surfaced 15 November 1942 Grid DM26 01:09 hours SS Thorshammer (Converted Whale Factory Ship), 12016 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 88. Crew lost: 76 - submerged - 4 bow shots 07:04 hours Glen Albyn (Small Fishing Boat), 124 tons. Crew: 7. Crew lost: 4 - sunk by flak gunfire - 200 20mm rounds 07:32 hours MV Audacity (Coastal Freighter), 1869 tons. Cargo: Trucks. Crew: 30. Crew lost: 18 - submerged - 1 stern shot 22:40 hours Radar warning - crash dive 16 November 1942 01:37 hours Surfaced Grid DN11 18:35 hours 1m/s winds - moving externals 23:15 hours Completed 18 November 1942 Grid DM23 06:32 hours SS Oldham (Heavy Merchant 02), 7040 tons. Cargo:Explosives. Crew: 50. Crew lost: 25 - 2 bow + 2 stern shots 11:17 hours HMS Silvio (Medium Merchant 15), 6075 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 45. Crew lost: 5 - submerged - 2 bow shots + 12 105mm rounds from 3400m 2 bow + 1 stern torpedoes remain - start return trip Map of operations http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/990...operations.jpg 13 December 1942 05:36 hours Docked at Lorient 65 days at sea 9 ships sunk 46431 tons No damages or casualties |
U-503 IXC
13 January 1943
22:57 hours Patrol start Attack scope off centered - will continue patrol 01 February 1943 Grid CC22 16:43 hours RWR - dived to PD 16:52 hours Sound contact warship bearing 246 - closing 20:57 hours Surfaced 03 February 1943 Grid BB91 10:09 hours Reached patrol grid 11:28 hours RWR - dived to PD 13:33 hours Surfaced 04 February 1943 Grid BB91 04:33 hours Moving to intercept convoy Grid BB94 05:11 hours RWR 05:22 hours Multiple RWRs - dived to PD 05:28 hours Sound contacts bearing 020 - 038 , convoy closing 06:21 hours 4 bow shots - diving to 100m 06:24 hours 3 explosions 14:50 hours Escaped undetected - surfaced 06 February 1943 Grid BB91 03:09 hours RWR - dived to PD 03:28 hours Sound contact warship bearing 298 closing 04:08 hours 1 bow shot fired at long range - missed 07:49 hours Surfaced 08:07 hours RWR - dived to PD 08:24 hours Sound contact warship bearing 075 moving away 11:23 hours Surfaced 07 February 1943 Grid BB91 01:59 hours RWR 02:05 hours Multiple RWRs - dived to PD 02:41 hours Sound contact warship bearing 296 moving away 03:20 hours Sound contact merchant bearing 295 closing 05:19 hours Visual contact 05:20 hours SS Winamac (Tanker 04), 8781 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 33. Crew lost: 2 - 1 bow shot 06:03 hours Battery down to 50% surfaced - ship spotted bearing 007 long range 06:57 hours Dived to PD - lining stern shot 07:08 hours MV Herbrand (Tanker 04), 8780 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 61. Crew lost: 46 - 1 stern shot 07:10 hours Surfaced 11:37 hours RWR - dived to PD 12:37 hours Surfaced 08 February 1943 Grid BB91 01:30 hours RWR - dived to PD 02:20 hours Warship sound bearing 220 closing 02:49 hours Warship sound bearing 250 moving away 03:27 hours Warship sound bearing 103 moving away 04:23 hours Surfaced 08:00 hours RWR - dived to PD 08:40 hours Sound contact warship bearing 203 closing 08:41 hours Visual contact 08:45 hours 2 stern shots 08:47 hours USS Balch DD363 (Somers class), 1850 tons. Crew: 312. Crew lost: 118 08:50 hours Surfaced - 4 bow + 1 stern remaining 09 February 1943 Grid BB91 22:19 hours RWR - dived to PD 22:30 hours Sound contact warship bearing 101 closing 23:30 hours Sound contact warship bearing 204 moving away 10 February 1943 01:12 hours Surfaced 11 February 1943 Brid BB91 18:03 hours Moving to intercept convoy 18:33 hours RWR 18:44 hours Multiple RWRs - dived to PD 18:49 hours Sound contacts bearing 025 convoy closing 20:04 hours 4 bow shots fired - diving to PD 20:05 hours SS Moses G. Farmer (Liberty Cargo), 8127 tons. Cargo: Copper Ore. Crew: 50. Crew lost: 6 20:54 hours Rised to PD 21:56 hours 1 stern shot at straggler 21:57 hours SS Toorak (Tanker 06), 8595 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 35. Crew lost: 25 - no internal torpedoes left 12 February 1943 08:53 hours Surfaced - start return trip 25 February 1943 Grid BE85 07:32 hours RWR - dived to PD 07:52 hours Sounds bearing 047 maintain distance 08:32 hours Sounds bearing 074 moving away - disengaged 12:03 hours Surfaced 17:43 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message 18:13 hours RWR - dived to PD 18:28 hours Sound contacts bearing 014 - 023 closing 19:57 hours 4 bow + 2 stern shots fired - diving to 150m 19:57 hours SS Rose Castle (Ore Carrier), 8463 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 83. Crew lost: 44 Grid BE85 20:18 hours SS Dunav (Medium Merchant 25), 4349 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 36. Crew lost: 3 26 February 1943 05:49 hours Escaped undetected at 150m - surfaced 01 March 1943 02:47 hours Docked at Lorient 48 days at sea 7 ships sunk 48945 tons sunk No damages or casualties |
Back from my break and I wish I stay away...Jan 1943 seven crew kill in action against a US Tanker and being jumped on by a damn aircraft. Back in port undergoing major repair to my IXC U-126.
|
Quote:
Herr Wolfgang Eisenholtz will right the names of your dead crewmen on the next torpedo. |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:26 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1995- 2024 Subsim®
"Subsim" is a registered trademark, all rights reserved.