Ob.lt.z.s Walter Zantow
U-46, VIIB
7. Flottille, St. Nazaire
Patrol 2: 9.7.1940 Bergen - 2.9.1940 St.Nazaire
Sinkings:
14.8.40.
2035 Planquadrat AM19 SS Adinda (Küstenfrachter), 1869 BRT. Fracht: Militärfahrzeuge. Mannschaft: 28. Mannschaftsverluste: 8
18.8.40.
2200 Planquadrat AM19 SS City of Dublin (Passagier und Frachtschiff), 2398 BRT. Fracht: Passagiere. Mannschaft: 51. Mannschaftsverluste: 8
26.8.40.
0413 Planquadrat AM51 SS Port Adelaide (Erzfrachter), 6389 BRT. Fracht: Fracht allgemein. Mannschaft: 88. Mannschaftsverluste: 60
0915 Planquadrat AM52 SS Manchester Port (Empire Typ Frachter), 5795 BRT. Fracht: Militärausrüstung. Mannschaft: 74. Mannschaftsverluste: 28
0934 Planquadrat AM52 SS Flying Yankee (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 5081 BRT. Fracht: Militärausrüstung. Mannschaft: 48. Mannschaftsverluste: 30
1054 Planquadrat AM52 SS Azalea City (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 5083 BRT. Fracht: Stahl. Mannschaft: 51. Mannschaftsverluste: 26
1131 Planquadrat AM52 MV Wanaka (Passagier und Frachtschiff), 1870 BRT. Fracht: Passagiere. Mannschaft: 108. Mannschaftsverluste: 23
1959 Planquadrat AM52 SS Whirlwind (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 4674 BRT. Fracht: Holz. Mannschaft: 53. Mannschaftsverluste: 25
All in all eight ships sunk, 33159 BRT, four from a convoy. Lots of enemy merchant shipping sighted or heard in grids AM51, AM52, BF11 and BF14. BdU was not happy about my decision to let our convoy pass after we had only one torpedo left. That in spite of us sinking six ships during one day. I did get promoted to Ob.lt.z.s. though and the crew got some Iron crosses. The boat was also equipped with a new 20mm Flakzwilling.
The patrol followed the dates and routes of the real U-46 on it's second patrol commanded by Engelbert Endrass. Endrass had better success, sank 3000 GRT more, sank ships from 3 different convoys and sank a much bigger ship, a 15000 GRT armed merchant. The developers of SH3 and GWX have done a good job though, I did my best and the end result was very close to the real U-46's patrol 