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Following the patrol within AL34, Hessler & U-111 make head-way towards the popular grids of AM52/AM53. It took aprox 1 day to arrive and U-111 spent a further 24hrs or so patrolling these two grids. Fighting off multiple aircraft sightings, no sea-going vessels were spotted/detected. Later Hessler orders another change of plan and decides to head for southern Ireland and perhaps attempt to catch any incoming convoy's there. By may 8th, U-111 was in position. A LONG overdue radio report of a nearby convoy was recieved and U-111 got set into position. An enemy vessel was detected and soon smoke trails were seen on the horizon. However, this was a lone destroyer, and no sign of the convoy was ever detected. Shortly after U-111 detected a lone merchant, in the other direction aft of the boat, and U-111 is turned toward. Soon the distance is closed and damages were done via the deck-gun. However, they could not buy themselves enough time and were forced to dive, allowing the merchant to escape. Severe damage was done via a lucky depth charge, taking out the conning/watch tower and reducing hull integrity to 30%. Following a lengthy exchange with the destroyer, U-111 evaded and escaped, although the lone tanker was also gone. The decision, the only one available to the captain was to return to Lorient, as U-111 had become damaged beyond operational safety, due to there being no serviceable periscopes left. U-111 arrived home on may 9th, and would be retained in port until Mid-July 1941. Reporting on Behalf of R Hessler, Commander - U111. |
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U-109 IXB
Due to some paperpusher , a typing mistake and who knows what else , vonHarris took command of U-109 IXB.
25 January 1940 03:54 hours U-109 left port for grid BE59 28 January 1940 Grid AN44 10:51 hours Neutral freighter seen 29 January 1940 Grid AN16 00:16 hours Ship seen 00:19 hours Positive ID: Ore carrier 00:28 hours 2 TI (bow) fired 00:30 hours Impacts 00:31 hours Ship sunk MV Fresno City 03:59 hours Ship seen 04:00 hours Positive ID: Motor vessel 04:09 hours 1 TI (stern) fired 04:11 hours Torpedo missed - broke off attack 08:24 hours grid AN14 ship seen 08:26 hours Positive ID: Medium merchant 30 08:37 hours 2 TI (bow) fired 08:39 hours Impacts 08:49 hours 1 TI (stern) fired 08:51 hours Impact 08:52 hours 1 TI (stern) fired 08:53 hours Impact - ship sunk SS Clan MacAlister 6 February 1940 Grid BE38 00:29 hours Sound contact due to rough seas - dived to periscope depth 00:32 hours Two destroyers seen 00:38 hours 1 TI (stern) fired 00:39 hours Impact - ship sunk - HMS Vortigern (V&W classes) 01:00 hours Depth 97m - the other destroyer left the area - no pinging 02:10 hours Surfaced 11 February 1940 Grid AM76 05:26 hours Moving to intercept convoy Grid AM75 06:55 hours Dived to periscope depth for hydrophone search 07:49 hours Sound contact with convoy - taking attack position 09:41 hours 2 TI (bow) fired 09:43 hours Impact - medium merchant 06 sunk - SS Nigerian 09:43 hours 1 TI (bow) fired - Impact - medium merchant 06 sunk - SS Clumberhall 09:44 hours Impact - Medium coastal freighter sunk - Q Ship USS Asterion 09:52 hours 1 TI (bow) fired - Impact - Medium coastal freighter sunk - Q Ship HMS Maunder 09:53 hours Diving to 100m - no pinging 10:22 hours Depth 102m - no pinging - convoy moving away 13:08 hours No sound contact - surfaced 13 February 1940 Grid AM55 09:08 hours Ship seen 09:12 hours Positive ID: Medium merchant 30 - dived to periscope depth 09:24 hours 2 TI (bow) fired - no internal torpedoes left 09:25 hours Impacts 09:26 hours Ship sunk - SS Peisander 17 February 1940 Grid AN11 18:22 hours Ship seen - 6m/s winds 18:29 hours Positive ID: Harbour tugboat 18:35 hours Aircraft spotted - manned the flak guns 18:37 hours Aircraft turned away 18:38 hours Opened fire - ship sunk - MV Glamis - 1 105mm round 18:40 hours Aircraft spotted - manned the flak guns - probably the same one 18:41 hours Shot down - Anson Winds still 6m/s - moving externals impossible (I move them in only at 0 - 1 m/s winds) 21 February 1940 U-109 returned to port 28 days at sea 9 ships sunk 38643 tons 1 aircraft U-111 returned to port badly damaged but with no human casualties |
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U-331, patrol 1, report 3
Lt.z.s. Thomas Wald
U-331, VIIC 1.Flottille, Kiel Statusbericht 4.4.1941 1720 BC79 cloudy, medium visibility, wind 10 m/s. Resupplying from Belchen supply ship succeeded. An 8000 BRT Erzfracher sunk 2101 hours 30.3.1941. Night time surface shot at a range of 800 meters. AZ, depth 3 meters, AOB 90. A gyro angle of 25 degrees had to be used as the course of the ship was badly misestimated. In spite of this all three G7e's launched detonated with no problems, sinking the ship in minutes. The ship was armed with a stern 75 mm gun. At night time it was not possible to tell if there were other guns on board. Continuing patrol with nine G7e's and one G7a inside, one G7a in external storage. Wald |
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U-31 Patrol Report Oberleutnant z.see Erich Berg Patrol n°: 1 Starting date: 08/01/1939 2h40 From: Wilhelmshaven Patrol zone: North sea Activity: Systems test, diesel electric propulsion tests, simulate submerged and surface attacks, emergency exercices Problems: None Finishing date: 08/05/1939 7h30 To: Wilhelmshaven U-31 Patrol Report Oberleutnant z.see Erich Berg Patrol n°: 2 Starting date: 08/27/1939 22h44 From: Wilhelmshaven Patrol zone: AM28 West of Hebrides islands 29/08 04h56 AN3726 Ship spotted polish passenger cargo. Resume course 30/08 15h30 AN2253 Ship spotted norwegian merchant. Resume course 02&03/09 Situation changed. We're at war with england at least, lots of radio messages with new instructions. 03/09 0h05 AM2832 Patrol zone reached 05/09 0h07 After 48h in AM28 without anything to notice, BdU send us closer to england in AM37 05/09 06h03 AM3745 Ship spotted british destroyer. Dive to PD, silence and escape unnotified 07/09 Extended patrol zone to AM39 08/09 16h50 AM3994 Ship spotted british heavy cargo coming right at us. Submerged then surface attack 5 torpedoes (3 misses) and 15 deck gun round. SS Aden 8,244 BRT 10/09 06h06 AM3965 Ship spotted british passenger cargo. Submerged then surface attack 2 torpedoes ( 2 impacts) and 22 deck gunround ( most misses due to sea state) SS Tristan 2,413 BRT 10/09 12h15 AM5322 Attack by airplane very light damage while diving 10/09 16h30 AM5326 Ship spotted british coastal tanker. Surface attack but detected 3 torpedoes ( 2 misses) heavy sea no deckgun MV Welsh Rose 1,240 BRT 11/09 05h46 AM5222 Ship spotted british medium cargo on a western course. Surface attack 1 torpedoe (impact amidships) heavy sea no deck gun sank at 6h46 SS Louise Lykes II 5,170 BRT 21/09 14h14 AN4725 Luftwaffe report ship heading west in AN4768. Ship spotted at 17h01, polish passenger cargo. Submerged attack 2 torpedoes ( 2 impacts) and 8 deck gun rounds. SS Abinsi 2,408BRT 23/09 16h16 U-31 docked at Wilhelmshaven. 28 days at sea 5 ships sunk for 19,475 BRT 13 torpedoes shot ( 8 impacts, 5 duds or misses) 45 deck gun rounds shot HI 99% http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...Aden080939.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...stan100939.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...Rose100939.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...esII110939.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...insi210939.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...port250939.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...onepatrol2.jpg |
U-109 IXB
23 March 1940
U-109 left Willemshaven for grid CF64 3 April 1940 Grid BE36 21:21 hours Ship seen 21:24 hours Positive ID: Medium merchant 02 21:44 hours 1 TI (bow) fired 21:46 hours Impact - ship slowing down 21:50 hours 1 TI (bow) fired 21:52 hours Impact - no visible damages 22:07 hours 1 TI (stern) fired - impact 22:08 hours 1 TI (stern) fired - impact 22:09 hours Ship sunk - SS Carimar 19 April 1940 Grid AM52 20:31 hours Ship seen 20:33 hours Positive ID: Coastal freighter - dived to periscope depth 20:48 hours 1 TI (stern) fired 20:49 hours Impact - ship sunk - MV Draco 24 April 1940 Grid AM27 07:38 hours Moving to intercept convoy 15:54 hours Interception failed 4 May 1940 Grid AM52 22:44 hours Moving to intercept convoy 5 May 1940 00:48 hours Sound contact with convoy 01:48 hours 1 TI (bow) fired 01:49 hours 1 TI (bow) fired 01:50 hours 1 TI (stern) fired 01:50 hours Impact - Medium merchant 30 sunk - SS Triglav - impact - impact 01:51 hours 1 TI (stern) fired - impact 01:52 hours Ship sunk - coastal freighter - SS Royalite 01:54 hours 2 TIs (bow) fired against Southampton class CL 01:55 hours Impact + dud - HMS Birmingham (19) damaged 01:56 hours Diving to 100m - no pinging 02:33 hours Depth 98m - no pinging 07:41 hours Surfaced undetected 7 May 1940 Grid AM52 01:15 hours Ship seen 01:17 hours Positive ID: Passenger/cargo 01:28 hours Opened fire 01:32 hours Ship sunk - SS Caribou - 29 105mm rounds 26 May 1940 After 20 days af fruitless search U-109 returned to port 65 days at sea 5 ships sunk 17819 tons No damages or casualties |
U-331, patrol 1, report 4
Lt.z.s. Thomas Wald
U-331, VIIC 1.Flottille, Kiel 6.4.1941 0139 partly cloudy, medium visibility, wind 10 m/s from 9 degrees. Radioman reports an intercepted radio signal. Dived to PD for a hydrophone check. 0337 PD, hydrophone check. 1203 PD, hydrophone check. 1605 CC1332 partly cloudy, medium visibility, wind 15 m/s from 307 degrees. PD, hydrophone check. 1749 CC1322 partly cloudy, medium visibility, wind 15 m/s from 243 degrees. BdU radio contact report: A large convoy, grid CC13, course WSW, 8 knots. Dived to PD for a hydrophone check. The report is too vague and course and speed of the convoy unsuitable for a location attempt. 2253 CC1311 partly cloudy, medium visibility, wind 15 m/s from 195 degrees. BdU radio contact report: A convoy, grid BB95, course O, 6 knots. Our orders don't allow for a chase. We have to drop the team we are carrying near Halifax and the convoy is going to opposite direction. 7.4.1941 0000 CC1233 partly cloudy, medium visibility, wind 15 m/s from 195 degrees. PD, hydrophone check. 1000 CC1133 BdU radio contact report. A large convoy, grid CC15, course W, 8 knots. Changing course in order to have chance of an interception in grid CC1444. Expected interception time 8.7. 0100 hours. 1600 CC1183 PD, hydrophone check. A convoy 311-349 relative bearing. Own course 218, speed 2 knots. 1601 A warship closing, medium speed, long range, 327 rb. 1604 Surfaced, own course 90 tb, speed LF 1630 Hydrophone check, convoy 109 - 144 rb. Surfaced, 90 tb, speed LF. 1659 Hydrophone check. No contacts. Surfaced, 270 tb, speed HF. 1859 Hydrophone check. Convoy 311 - 340 rb. Own course 269 tb. Convoy course estimate 279 tb. New course 235 tb, speed HF. Trying for an end run and an attack from windward. 2100 Hydrophone check. Convoy 18 - 59 rb. Own course 281. A slow merchant getting away. Surface, speed HF. 2200 Hydrophone check. Convoy 45 - 95 rb. Own course 281. A medium speed merchant getting away. Surface, speed HF. 2219 A ship sighted, 65 rb, long range. 2224 A ship 69 rb, long range. 2229 A ship 74 rb, long range. Course estimation from ship bearings 309 - 310 tb. Continuing maneuvering. Wald Saved & exit. (Goddamn RL. Hopefully the save game works. The nearest escort is 5 km from me.) |
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sept 5 1939
18:00 Ran across a small freighter of some kind off the shetland islands. Submerged to periscope depth and moved to intercept. Plan to wait untill nightfall and engage with deck gun. Calm seas, so might as well save the eels. 21:10 Surfaced 4,000 meters from target and ran in. Expended 20 rounds. Ship is ablaze, and nearly dead in the water. Submerged to 50 meters and listened for sounds of sinking 21:20: All engine noise from target ceased. No sinking 23:00: Periscope depth to observe target. Whole ship is on fire, and some explosions. No sign of further sinking however. 00:20: Ship still afloat, though probable cargo destroyed by fire. Sick of waiting, and I want to use the remaining darkness to get away from here. Fired stern torpedo, direct hit amidships and she went down. First kill of the war boys! |
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Patrol 9 of U-47
Once again we're assigned to the Norwegian theater. Abysmal pick of ships in these waters, so once we're through patrolling our assigned 24 hours, we head West. As a lark, we decide to hit the Batvia Whaling Station way up North in hopes of catching some Whaling Factory Ships at anchor. No such luck; the only thing we sighted at anchor there was a Large Trawler, which we quickly despatched. We then headed South down the West coast of Ireland before heading into the Celtic Sea, where we got lucky and bagged a Passenger-Cargo vessel before turning West again. On a sunny afternoon, one of my sharp-eyed lookouts noticed something moving off in the distance. Suddenly, the cry came down the hatch: "Herr Kaleun...ein Britische Unterseebooten!" Submerge and rig for silent running...target IDed as British S-class submarine...fire Tube 4...HIT! SHE'S GOING DOWN!!! Our other successes during this patrol were an Empire-Type Freighter and a Coastal Freighter. We returned to port in mid-June, having sunk 5 ships (including a sub) for 14,669 tons, bringing our total to 184,259 tons. No recognition for having sunk the sub, either. Note from KL Hossel: This crap about patrolling off Norway is getting repetitive and boring as all get-out...now that France will soon surrender, one can hope there will be U-boat bases on the French coast that we can operate from, and hopefully then the selection of targets will be far better than the slim pickings we've seen for the last two patrols. Ship #1: Large Trawler http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09A.jpg http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09B.jpg http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09C.jpg Ship #2: Passenger-Cargo http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09E.jpg http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09F.jpg http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09G.jpg Ship #3: S-Class British Submarine http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09H.jpg Ship #4: Empire-Type Freighter http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09I.jpg http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09J.jpg http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09K.jpg http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09L.jpg http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09M.jpg Ship #5: Coastal Freighter http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09N.jpg http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Patrol09O.jpg |
Nice pics! I have one question, though - what year are you currently in? I ask because from your comments it must be 1939 or 1940, and the Empire class freighters weren't built until 1942. Not knocking you; just trying to track down and fix errors like this. :sunny:
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U-109 IXB
26 June 1940
18:51 hours U-109 sets off for grid AE71 south of Iceland 09 July 1940 Grid AE71 20:20 hours Aircraft seen - engaged 20:21 hours Hudson shot down - minor damage to the forward deck 15 July 1940 Grid AD59 06:51 hours Aircraft seen - crash dived 18 July 1940 Grid AD83 05:00 hours Moving to intercept convoy Grid AD59 10:22 hours Sound contact with convoy 12:04 hours 2 TI (bow) fired 12:05 hours 2 TI (bow) fired 12:06 hours Impacts 12:08 hours Impacts - Turbine tanker sunk - SS Lindsay Anne 12:08 hours 1 TI (stern) fired 12:11 hours 1 TI (stern) fired - diving to 100m 12:12 hours Distant pinging 12:13 hours Impact - Empire type freighter sunk - SS Seven Oaks Park 12:22 hours Depth 69m - Pinging 12:23 hours Depth charges - boat shook but no damges 12:25 hours 70 rpm - turning to port 12:28 hours Depth 85m - depth charges - no damages 12:30 hours Pinging 12:33 hours Depth 100m - DCs - no damages 12:38 hours Depth 110m - DCs - flooding and damages to stern torpedo room 12:40 hours Depth 113m - Flooding stopped - Silent running 12:42 hours DCs 12:43 hours Depth 121m - DCs - shaking but no damages 12:48 hours Depth 130m - DCs - more DCs 12:53 hours Depth 133m - DCs - DCs away from U-109 13:00 hours Depth 138m - DCs - DCs 15:19 hours Depth 138m - all quiet - reloading torpedo tubes 16:33 hours Surfaced 19 July 1940 Grid AD86 11:30 hours Sound contact - rough seas - dived to PD 11:35 hours Multiple sound contacts 11:39 hours Visual contact with outer column of convoy 11:40 hours 4 TI (bow) fired at 3 targets 11:43 hours Impacts x 2 11:46 hours Diving to 100m - sinking sounds - Repair ship HMS Ausonia (F 53) 12:25 hours Depth 100m - no pinging 20 July 1940 04:19 hours Tubes reloaded - surfaced 24 July 1940 Grid AD86 03:16 hours Moving to intecept convoy 06:19 hours Sound contact with convoy 06:58 hours 4 TI (bow) fired at 2 targets - diving to 100m - moving away 07:07 hours 3 impacts 07:08 hours Impact 07:22 hours Depth 90m - tubes reloading - turning back 07:42 hours Going to PD 08:08 hours Up scope http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/5746/whatisaw.jpg 10:02 hours Lined up for stern shots - 2 TI (stern) fired 10:03 hours Impacts - ship sunk - RMS Empress of Britain http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4...wsternshot.jpg Sinking http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/5...atisawsink.jpg 10:05 hours Surfaced to celebrate the kill - 3 bow + 2 stern torps remain 10:10 hours Set course for home 02 August 1940 13:42 hours U-109 docked at Wilhelmshaven 38 days at port 4 ships sunk 65670 tons 1 aircraft shot down Hull integrity : 96% vonHarris was promoted to Kapitanleutnant and received the Oak leaves for his Knght's cross. Medals and promotions were given to the crew and a free pass for the officers mess for all. |
U-331, patrol 1, report 5
Lt.z.s. Theodor Wald
U-331, VIIC 1. Flottille, Kiel 7.4.1941 CB3396 SSW 15, sea 7, very cloudy, vis. medium. 2231 Contact report sent, course 284, speed 8 knots. 2314 Turning to 14 degrees. Preparing for an outside surface shot from port side of the convoy. 2318 Hydrophone check. The convoy has probably changed course and is now slipping away. 321 tb, GF. 2339 Ship sighted, 58 rb, long range. 2344 58 rb. 2352 A destroyer, range 5000 m. Own course 271 tb. Enemy course estimation 266 tb. 2359 No contacts. Another course change by the convoy or the escort getting away from the convoy and then back? Course change, 329 tb. 8.4.1941 0013 Ship sighted, 85 rb, long range. 0016 84 rb. 0021 New enemy course estimation 270 tb. 0023 Hydrophone check. Own course 0. Merchants getting away, 45 - 65 rb. A damaged warship heard, rb 70. 0035 Convoy left alone. We have entered the area that is covered by air patrols from Halifax and our orders are not to risk the ship while still in training. It looks like my crewmen wouldn't be able to estimate the convoy's course anyways, in these weather conditions. Economic RPM, course towards Halifax. 0159 A straggler contact in the hydrophone. Trying to locate. 0213 A ship sighted. 0232 Another straggler sighted. 0247 1800 BRT Trampfrachter, course 315, speed 4 - 5 knots. 0256 Own course 35 tb. 0310 Surface shot Rohr 1, G7e, AZ, depth 3 meters, estimated run time 44 seconds, gyro angle 0, AOB Bkb 80. 0310 Surface shot Rohr 3, G7e, AZ, depth 3 meters, estimated run time 44 seconds, gyro angle 0, AOB Bkb 80. 0311 After a run of 53 seconds impact between the front masts. No sign of the other torpedo. 0316 Trampfrachter sunk. Heinze tried to take a photograph of the ship sinking some 200 meters from it, but the night was so dark that almost nothing can be seen on the picture. http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3...rayscale02.png 0338 Surface shot at another straggler, a 1600 BRT Trampfrachter, Rohr 5, G7e, AZ, depth 3 meters, estimated run time 32 seconds, gyro angle 1, target dead in water. Hit after a run of 23 seconds, indicating a range of 400 meters. 0343 Ship sunk. In these huge waves our boat sinks to a depth of 10 meters every 20 seconds. Most of the crewmen are sea sick. Radioed BdU about the sinkings and the convoy. Submerged to A-30 meters for reloading and rest. 0354 A warship heard medium to long range. CB3364 SSW 15, sea 7, very cloudy, vis. medium. 0707 Surfaced, recharging batteries. Continuing patrol. 6 G7e's left inside the boat, one G7a in external storage. Horrendous weather continues. In a hard turn the boat can barely make one knot with half the engine power. Radio reports that our U-boats have sunk an S-class submarine and RMS Empress of Britain. Wald |
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Sailor Steve: U-47's latest patrol ended in mid-June 1940. Currently refitting and preparing to sortie once again.
KL vonHarris: We're in the market for Aquitania or Titanic this patrol...might you - or anyone else - know of a good hunting ground for picking off large passenger liners? DIA (Danke In Advance) -Hossel |
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