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ijnfleetadmiral · 07-31-11, 08:48 AM

U-47 under LzS Kurt Hossel departed Wilhelmshaven on 1 August 1939 and spent an entire month waiting around for something to happen. Upon the declaration of war on 3 September, she went right to work sinking Allied shipping...well, her crew wanted to go right to work; if only they had shipping to sink! Spent most of our patrol in the English Channel, preying on coastal shipping.

Sank two Coastal Freighters, a Coastal Tanker, a Small Freighter, and one Passenger-Cargo ship for 9,466 tons. The Passenger-Cargo was a bit nerve-wracking, as we'd just received notice not to sink French merchants unless provoked and what was at the enemy ship's masthead? The French tricolor!

Headed back through the English Channel en route to Wilhelmshaven. Was off Calais, France when requested to send weather report no later than 0600 the following morning for area between Faeroes and Shetlands and Shetlands and Norway. Sent message saying we were off French coast and there was no way we could get there in time. Ordered to extend patrol for as long as fuel and munitions allowed (we were down to one torpedo by this time; in the words of LzS Hossel, "Screw this, we're going home!"), and now home-ported at Kiel. Straggled into Kiel early on 11 September, where we were welcomed by Graf Zeppelin under construction.

Upon arrival, CO was promoted OLzS...not a bad haul for a crappy patrol!

-OLzS Kurt Hossel, Commanding Officer, U-47

07-31-11, 08:48 AM	#3110
ijnfleetadmiral Ensign Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Corinth, MS Posts: 231 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	U-47 under LzS Kurt Hossel departed Wilhelmshaven on 1 August 1939 and spent an entire month waiting around for something to happen. Upon the declaration of war on 3 September, she went right to work sinking Allied shipping...well, her crew wanted to go right to work; if only they had shipping to sink! Spent most of our patrol in the English Channel, preying on coastal shipping. Sank two Coastal Freighters, a Coastal Tanker, a Small Freighter, and one Passenger-Cargo ship for 9,466 tons. The Passenger-Cargo was a bit nerve-wracking, as we'd just received notice not to sink French merchants unless provoked and what was at the enemy ship's masthead? The French tricolor! Headed back through the English Channel en route to Wilhelmshaven. Was off Calais, France when requested to send weather report no later than 0600 the following morning for area between Faeroes and Shetlands and Shetlands and Norway. Sent message saying we were off French coast and there was no way we could get there in time. Ordered to extend patrol for as long as fuel and munitions allowed (we were down to one torpedo by this time; in the words of LzS Hossel, "Screw this, we're going home!"), and now home-ported at Kiel. Straggled into Kiel early on 11 September, where we were welcomed by Graf Zeppelin under construction. Upon arrival, CO was promoted OLzS...not a bad haul for a crappy patrol! -OLzS Kurt Hossel, Commanding Officer, U-47 __________________ "It does not matter how the enemy travels, in convoy, in pairs, or alone...I will find him and sink him wherever he is." Last edited by ijnfleetadmiral; 08-01-11 at 01:14 PM.