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U-109 IXB
Patrol No 5
07 April 1940 12:00 hours Start patrol. Orders are to patrol grid CG87 and then the Straits 20 April 1940 Grid BF48 03:14 hours MV Canton (Medium Merchant 29), 4903 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 51. Crew lost: 20. Sunk by gunfire - 18 105mm rounds used 22 April 1940 Grid CG57 18:24 hours SS Rose Castle (Ore Carrier), 6120 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 91. Crew lost: 88. Sunk by gunfire - 17 105mm rounds used 30 April 1940 Grid CG95 18:59 hours SS E. Sang (Medium Merchant 31), 3516 tons. Cargo: Copper Ore. Crew: 56. Crew lost: 46. Sunk by 3 torpedoes 21:28 hours MV Grenanger (Medium Merchant 08), 5283 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 70. Crew lost: 66. Sunk by 3 torpedoes 22:30 hours Rammed by destroyer in heavy fog , rain and heavy seas Both scopes destroyed. The destroyer just kept going. 01 May 1940 19:07 hours Docked at SS Thalia to replace scopes rearm and refuel. 25 days at sea 4 ships sunk 19822 tons 6 torpedoes fired 35 105mm round used No casualties and hull damages |
Intercepting a Merchant in dark, rainy no visibility weather.. Calculating his speed and course as we speak by plotting it all out, all down to using hydrophones right now!
Long range target, moving slow and closing :) |
@ VONHARRIS! Good work, :up:
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Detailed report to come in later, again having a problem with my radio. I gotta get that figured out.
Spent one day in patrol grid. Infiltrated the port of bridgetown. Nothing worth a torpedo seen in periscope. Spent nearly 1/10th of my fuel reserves chasing a sound contact of a merchant, which turned out to be a large tanker. After loosing contact with the tanker, we were close to port of spain. Infiltrated port of spain. On way encountered a stationary large tanker. Periscoped. Two torpedoes launched. She sunk. Continued approach to port of spain. Sank a modern tanker, a small tanker, and a cargo. Out of internals, so we decided to leave port of spain. On way out sound contact. Large Merchant and a costal freighter(I think). Surfaced and engaged with deckgun. Took damage. Periscoped. Got into better position. Surfaced. Engaged again. Sank Large Merchant and damaged Costal Freighter. Two fast movers spotted in distance. Periscoped. Followed damaged freighter until patrol craft moved off. Surfaced and used the rest of deck gun ammunition. Periscoped. Got closer. Surfaced and engaged with flakgun. Ship sunk. Patrol craft spotted again. Periscoped. They move off. Surfaced and another ship spotted. Decided it was not worth the attack risks. Periscoped. Set course for milk cow in patrol sector CC. Put in last 2 stern externals. No future contacts aside from a sail boat. Weather to bad to engage. Five hours from refuel and refit. Planning to attack the American coast. Wish me luck! |
Last night, my Type IXC captain, "Wolfgang Krauss" had a really lucky patrol. The last two targets were in a small convoy together, with a medium tanker, and a Ceramic-type ocean liner. They were accompanied by 5 entirely incompetent destroyers, and followed by a large convoy group.
Patrol 5 U-173, 2nd Flotilla Left at: September 29, 1942, 23:07 From: Lorient Mission Orders: Patrol grid ED41
Patrol results|Crew losses: 0|Ships sunk: 18|Aircraft destroyed: 0|Patrol tonnage: 202404 tons |
9 ships sunk
15 crew killed in action.............. Will continue report later end transmission.... |
Nice patrol Hans!
Oberleutnant z. S. Ernst Klein commanding U-53. Oh boy did the Brits try to bring the heat. They got cooled off real quick with winter north sea seawater too.:D The crew really did a great job. Attacking a minelaying task force of 8 destroyers is not what I call light work. I'm sure they're all at the club, getting drunk, while I'm here sorting the paperwork for the new boat. CAPTAIN'S LOG 13.3.40. 1741 Patrol 7 U-53, 7th/13th Flotilla Left at: March 13, 1940, 17:41 From: Kiel Mission Orders: Patrol grid AN23 6.4.40. 1334 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! SS Aberdovey (Coastal Freighter), 1869 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 28. Crew lost: 27 7.4.40. 0013 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! HMCS Kootenay (C&D classes), 1375 tons. Crew: 184. Crew lost: 3 0025 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! HMS Duncan (C&D classes), 1375 tons. Crew: 178. Crew lost: 40 0032 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! HMCS Margaree (C&D classes), 1375 tons. Crew: 149. Crew lost: 14 0034 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! HMS Vanquisher (V&W classes), 1188 tons. Crew: 102. Crew lost: 63 0035 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! HMAS Voyager (V&W classes), 1188 tons. Crew: 118. Crew lost: 7 0040 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! HMS Vansittart (V&W classes), 1188 tons. Crew: 111. Crew lost: 48 0050 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! HMS Delight (C&D classes), 1375 tons. Crew: 166. Crew lost: 41 0109 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! HMS Vortigern (V&W classes), 1188 tons. Crew: 120. Crew lost: 102 9.4.40. 0046 Grid AN 24 Ship sunk! SS Garesfield (Small Freighter), 1953 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 32. Crew lost: 18 10.4.40. 0101 Grid AN 36 Ship sunk! SS Wacosta (Medium Cargo), 5081 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 39. Crew lost: 18 0103 Grid AN 36 Ship sunk! SS Kara (Tramp Steamer), 1964 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 28. Crew lost: 17 11.4.40. 0940 Patrol results Crew losses: 0 Ships sunk: 12 Aircraft destroyed: 0 Patrol tonnage: 21119 tons All torpedoes expended 116 88mm rounds expended U-boat damaged (HI 99.48%) Received Oak Leaves for my Knight's Cross. Commissioned the VIIC boat U-551. Ah, the smell of new paint.:yeah: |
Hans Ubermann
This patrol will have the Limeys running! A job exellently done Roadrage A great example of courage and seamanship attacking the DD TF. Congatulations for both of you. Andwii Awaiting your final report |
U-109 IXB
01 May 1940
23:30 hours From: U-109 / SS Thalia To: BdU Attack scope unrepairable due to missing parts. Requesting orders (I love and hate the mulfunctions and sabotage option of the Commander. It adds to immersion but it can ruin any patrol) 02 May 1940 03:50 hours From: BdU To: U-109/ SS Thalia Return to Wilhelmshaven without engaging any convoy Engage single contacts if any Patrol No 6 02 May 1940 14:31 U-109 left SS Thalia 03 May 1940 Grid CG86 - small convoy 06:51 hours SS Dalewood (Tramp Steamer), 2082 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 20. Crew lost: 17 - Sunk by 1 torpedo 07:17 hours FR Luronne (Armed Trawler), 480 tons. Crew: 60. Crew lost: 4 - Hit by 1 torpedo - finished off by gunfire 07:37 hours SS Tyson Lykes (Medium Cargo type C2), 5417 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 56. Crew lost: 20 - Hit by 1 torpedo - finished off by gunfire 04 May 1940 Grid CG82 00:36 hours Spotted a Japanese C2 , a Portuguese C2 and small merchant sailing together. No action taken 09 May 1940 Grid AM76 09:23 hours Q Ship HMS Brutus (Medium merchant), 4044 tons. Crew: 63. Crew lost: 26 - sunk by 3 torpedoes - 1 dud - took light damages during diving 14 May 1940 20:23 docked at port 13 days at sea 4 ships sunk 12023 tons 6 torpedoes fired 20 105mm rounds used U-boat damaged (H.I. 96.45%) No casualties |
Finally got round to re-installing SH3 + GWX 3 the other day :yeah:
3rd patrol now, which has got to be a record for my shortest ever (and surviving) 3 days :D Ran into an allied convoy almost as soon as I hit the channel, based at Lorient at the moment. I managed to get within range and fired off 6 eels at 6 separate targets. Score 6 hits, 5 of them were duds :nope: The convoy was lightly escorted by two town classes. After quickly dispatching them I surfaced and set flank speed to chase down the convoy. Setting up of abreast of the convoy again, I released all of my remaining torpedoes into them. Three hits, the rest missed. Having no stern torpedoes left after using them against the destroyers a red mist descended. I surfaced and entered the heart of the convoy, deck gun blazing and an unusually large amount of profanity dribbling from my face. A large convoy and only 3 kills, I would soon remedy that. Shortly into the firefight my WO's head was taken clean from his shoulders by a round that fizzed inches away from my own face. Ordering the men to keep firing, we managed to sink a large cargo before having to submerge and lick our wounds. The damage was minimal, though I thought it best not to push our luck again and headed home. I'll have my vengeance in my next patrol, AM53 beware! |
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U-109 IXB
Patrol No 9
18 May 1940 It took only 4 days for the dock crew to fix the attack scope. 05:09 hours U-109 left port for grid AD59 08 June 1940 Grid AD59 - Convoy attack 3 torps fired - all missed Spotted by the escorts and DCed - flooding but no hull damage 12:04 hours SS Vaijan Kutur'e (Tanker 10), 6581 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 54. Crew lost: 3 - Straggler - sunk by 1 torpedo 18 June 1940 Grid AD83 - Convoy attack 15:04 hours SS British Trader (Tanker 18), 4426 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 25. Crew lost: 14 15:04 hours SS Caribou (Passenger/Cargo), 1874 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 214. Crew lost: 156 15:25 hours MV Tricula (Tanker 07), 7661 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 25. Crew lost: 18 6 torpedoes fired 21:17 hours SS Suecia (Medium Freighter), 5363 tons. Cargo: Coal. Crew: 44. Crew lost: 31 - DIW from initial attack - 1 coup de grace 19 June 1940 Grid AD83 - Convoy attack 22:46 hours 3 torpedoes fired Damaged: Ceramic type ocean liner + turbine tanker type T2 20 June 1940 Second approach against the same convoy 04:13 hours MV Clausina (Tanker 03), 8734 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 49. Crew lost: 41 - sunk by 2 torpedoes 05:12 hours MV South Africa (Tanker 04), 8780 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 49. Crew lost: 3 - sunk by 1 torpedo Started return passage 27 June 1940 06:37 hours Docked at port 41 days at sea 7 ships sunk 43419 tons 17 torpedoes fired No 10,5 cm rounds used No damages or casualties |
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