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ijnfleetadmiral · 08-01-11, 08:37 PM

3rd Patrol of U-47

Arrived in our patrol grid without incident and began our 24-hour watch. Sighted a Coastal Freighter almost immediately and went after her, hitting her with one torpedo, which usually finishes a small ship like that off. But, it's us, so naturally the ship remained afloat. Surfaced and finished her off with our deck gun.

Not thirty minutes later and we came upon a Coastal Tanker. Fired torpedo at it, but it (naturally) bounced off the rudder, claiming it as a dud, but no sooner had the XO stated this than it exploded, causing the tanker's engines to stop. Surfaced and finished her off with deck gun as well, but the gunners don't seem to know how to aim, for they were missing more than they were hitting. CO personally had to stand on the conning tower and scream at them to aim right or be transferred to a naval infantry unit (where they would d**n sure learn better marksmanship!

) upon return to base.

The weather after this sinking became abysmal, with a Large Merchant being sighted briefly through the rain. One torpedo was fired at it, but to no avail. After three days of groping through the rain, we sighted an Ore Carrier. Three torpedoes were fired, but it was thought the ship was way too close for the torpedoes to arm. We were proven wrong, however, when all three hit and detonated, sinking the ship.

Our last victim was a Polish Large Merchant, which was hit with three torpedoes and sunk. We returned to base with four ships sunk for 21,809 tons. OLzS Hossel was presented with the U-Boat Badge upon return.

I should note that OLzS Hossel is becoming stricter with every patrol. Two of the engine room NCOs have been warned that if they don't shape up and follow orders (they seem to want to stay in the diesel or electric engine room when everyone else transfers to the other) they will be transferred off the ship. The torpedo room crews have been having endurance problems lately; however, threats from OLzS Hossel of summary execution and their bodies thrown overboard have hopefully solved the problem. Only time will tell.

The Coastal Freighter:

The Coastal Tanker:

The Ore Carrier:

The Large Merchant:

08-01-11, 08:37 PM	#3120
ijnfleetadmiral Ensign Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Corinth, MS Posts: 231 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	~ Got Lazy Crewmen? Threats of Execution Work Wonders! 3rd Patrol of U-47 Arrived in our patrol grid without incident and began our 24-hour watch. Sighted a Coastal Freighter almost immediately and went after her, hitting her with one torpedo, which usually finishes a small ship like that off. But, it's us, so naturally the ship remained afloat. Surfaced and finished her off with our deck gun. Not thirty minutes later and we came upon a Coastal Tanker. Fired torpedo at it, but it (naturally) bounced off the rudder, claiming it as a dud, but no sooner had the XO stated this than it exploded, causing the tanker's engines to stop. Surfaced and finished her off with deck gun as well, but the gunners don't seem to know how to aim, for they were missing more than they were hitting. CO personally had to stand on the conning tower and scream at them to aim right or be transferred to a naval infantry unit (where they would d**n sure learn better marksmanship! ) upon return to base. The weather after this sinking became abysmal, with a Large Merchant being sighted briefly through the rain. One torpedo was fired at it, but to no avail. After three days of groping through the rain, we sighted an Ore Carrier. Three torpedoes were fired, but it was thought the ship was way too close for the torpedoes to arm. We were proven wrong, however, when all three hit and detonated, sinking the ship. Our last victim was a Polish Large Merchant, which was hit with three torpedoes and sunk. We returned to base with four ships sunk for 21,809 tons. OLzS Hossel was presented with the U-Boat Badge upon return. I should note that OLzS Hossel is becoming stricter with every patrol. Two of the engine room NCOs have been warned that if they don't shape up and follow orders (they seem to want to stay in the diesel or electric engine room when everyone else transfers to the other) they will be transferred off the ship. The torpedo room crews have been having endurance problems lately; however, threats from OLzS Hossel of summary execution and their bodies thrown overboard have hopefully solved the problem. Only time will tell. The Coastal Freighter: The Coastal Tanker: The Ore Carrier: The Large Merchant: __________________ "It does not matter how the enemy travels, in convoy, in pairs, or alone...I will find him and sink him wherever he is."