[WolfyBrandon]

U-759, currently in port at Brest for re-supply after 12th patrol.

Last patrol was long and tiresome but not unsuccessful. Orders were to patrol grid BE99 then head to the northern shipping lanes to look for allied targets. After finishing our patrol grid and moving north we commenced a decks awash surface attack against a reported convoy from BDU at night. Tube one hit the forward section of a C2 Cargo on the left outside lane of the convoy and shortly after, tube two hit the rear section of the same C2 Cargo, but target refused to sink. Tube three and four slipped past the first lane of ships and headed into the convoy. Tube four detonated in the center of the convoy against a C3 Tanker resulting in a critical hit making it explode into a giant fireball which was seen from our bridge. C3 Tanker documented as the first ship sunk that patrol. Tube three ran a bit longer and impacted a small merchant making it sink shortly after. We could see the lead destroyer turn in our direction with search lights scanning the surface so we dived before being spotted. After three DC runs that never came close, the warship broke off and returned to the convoy. The next morning we surfaced and headed north and days later we spent the 1st of the year (1942) in grid AK98 after seeing no other targets. Later we moved to get in position of another convoy in some rough water, but the convoy zigged and we were spotted by one of the outside frigates. After coming under attack we crash dived to evade DC’s. None came close even with the frigate trying to ping us since we managed to get far away from the last known position. The rest of the patrol was a lot of sailing and a lot of rough weather so we finally headed back to port for re-supply.