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Old 08-10-11, 02:27 PM   #3211
VONHARRIS
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Default U-109 IXB

02 September 1940
23:16 hours U-109 departed for grid AD86

06 September 1940
Grid AN14
22:37 hours Ship seen
22:38 hours Positive ID: Coastal freighter - engaged with deck gun
22:39 hours Ship sunk - MV Cathrine - 9 105mm rounds

16 September 1940
Grid AD86
01:13 hours Moving to intercept convoy
04:10 hours Sound contact - convoy moving away - abandon approach

18 September 1940
Grid AD83
19:08 hours Aircraft seen - crash dived

21 September 1940
Grid AD59
07:50 hours Sound contact because of rough weather - dived to PD
08:20 hours visual contact - positive ID: Granville type freighter
08:24 hours 1 TI (bow) fired
08:26 hours Sound contact - warship long range
08:27 hours Impact - ship sunk - SS Allende

25 September 1940
Grid AD86
12:12 hours Moving to intercept convoy
13:20 hours Sound contact with convoy
14;24 hours 4 TI (bow) fired at 3 targets
14:26 hours 4 impacts
14:36 hours 2 TI (stern) fired at 2 targets - diving to 100m
14:38 hours impacts
16:38 hours All quiet - no ships sunk - no pinging - surfaced

01 October 1940
Grid AD83
04:43 hours Moving to intercept convoy
10:26 hours Sound contact with convoy
12:03 hours Attack from within the columns - 1 TI (bow) fired
12:04 hours Impact - medium merchant 02 sunk - SS Dalarö
12:04 hours 2 TI (stern) fired
12:05 hours Impact - 1 TI (bow) fired - impact
12:06 hours Ship sunk - intermediate tanker - SS Aletta
12:12 hours 2 TI (bow) fired - impacts - ammunition ship sunk - Nitro
12:55 hours Depth 100m - no pinging
20:46 hours Surfaced - 1 bow torpedo internal remaining - winds 7m/s

14 October 1940
Grid AM52
Internals carried in
20:39 hours Moving to intercept convoy - failed

18 October 1940
Grid AM76
16:11 hours Ship seen
16:12 hours Positive ID: Repair ship - engaged with deck gun - returned fire
16:16 hours Outgunned by ship - fast dive to PD - 11 105mm rounds shot
16:20 hours Ship slowing down but still zigzagging
16:54 hours 2 TI (bow) fired
16:55 hours Impacts - ship sunk - HMS Holm Sound F 189

20 October 1940
Grid BF17
04:06 hours Ship seen
04:10 hours Dived to PD
04:13 hours visual contact with ships - navigation lights on - ship lights on
04:40 hours Surfaced and moved away

23 October 1940
18:16 hours U-109 docked at her new port in Lorient France
52 days at sea
6 ships sunk
27240 tons
no damages or casualties
vonHarris was awarded the Swords to his Knight's cross

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