U-107 IXB
Patrol No 5 (9)
24 November 1940
01:26 hours U-107 left Lorient for grid AL67
29 November 1940
19:15 hours Reached patrol grid
03 December 1940
03:30 hours New orders : Proceed to AD59 and attack enemy convoys
15 December 1940
Grid AD59 - convoy attack
15:03 hours Multiple sound contacts bearing 320 closing
16:20 hours Visual contact with convoy - penetrated convoy screen
16:53 hours MV Aristophanes (Tanker 16), 10678 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 78. Crew lost: 61
16:54 hours Q Ship HMS Chatsgrove (Medium merchant), 4043 tons. Crew: 68. Crew lost: 10
17:11 hours MV Esso Belgium (Tanker 16), 10679 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 72. Crew lost: 54
4 bow + 2 stern torpedoes fired
17:42 hours Depth 100m - undetected
19:02 hours Tubes reloaded and surfaced
20 December 1940
Grid AD59 - convoy attack
10:12 hours Multiple contacts bearing 330 closing
11:09 hours Visual contact - penetrated destroyer screen
11:52 hours MV Empire Benefit (Tanker 01), 8590 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 41. Crew lost: 9
11:59 hours HMS Arndale (Fleet Tender), 16902 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 44. Crew lost: 1
12:00 hours SS Ada Gorthon (Small Merchant), 2406 tons. Cargo: Trucks. Crew: 20. Crew lost: 9
12:02 hours SS Empire Falstaff (Empire-type Freighter), 7190 tons. Cargo: Trucks. Crew: 83. Crew lost: 23
4 bow + 2 stern torpedoes fired
12:29 hours Depth 100m - undetected
12:32 hours Sinking sounds
12:32 hours SS Jan Wellem (Whale Factory Ship), 17330 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 123. Crew lost: 114
13:11 hours 2 bow tubes reloaded
23:41 hours Surfaced - leaving the area
26 December 1940
Grid AL99
06:04 hours Wind 1m/s moving externals inside
10:41 hours Procedure completed
31 December 1940
Grid BF17
07:28 hours SS P. L. M. 21 (Medium Merchant 40), 5926 tons. Cargo: Textiles. Crew: 54. Crew lost: 22 - sunk by 3 bow torpedoes
03 January 1941
23:38 hours Docked at Lorient
41 days at sea
9 ships sunk
83744 tons
15 torpedoes fired
No damages or casualties
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