[VONHARRIS]

08 June 1940
12:18 hours U-106 left port for grid AN81

10 June 1940
10:14 hours Reached patrol area

11 June 1940
16:44 hours New orders: Proceed to grid AM52 to attack enemy convoys

12 June 1940
Grid AN59
07:00 hours Warship seen bearing 334 - dived to periscope depth
14:22 hours Surfaced - moving to intercept convoy after Bdu message
Grid AN73
16:02 hours Warship seen bearing 306 closing - dived to PD
16:09 hours Multiple sound contacts bearing 337 closing
17:57 hours No visual contacts
13 June 1940
01:45 hours Surfaced
01:52 hours Elco torpedo boat bearing 331 heading west
02:31 hours ASW trawler bearing 111 heading west - dived to PD
06:10 hours Surfaced

15 June 1940
Grid AN14
13:26 hours SS Baron Carnegie (Medium Merchant 11), 3129 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 35. Crew lost: 29 - sunk by gunfire
13:56 hours Warship seen bearing 325 heading WNW - dived to PD
14:37 hours Sound contact warship closing bearing 289
19:30 hours Surfaced

16 June 1940
Grid AN13
03:50 hours Warship seen bearing 006 closing - dived to PD
03:59 hours Visual contact : FLEET CARRIER UNESCORTED!
04:09 hours 4 bow shots fired
04:10 hours Impacts - HMS Indomitable (Illustrious class), 23000 tons. Crew: 1249. Crew lost: 74


04:12 hours Surfaced
04:17 hours Aircraft seen bearing 061 heading south. He was probably looking for his carrier - dived to PD at flank speed
11:44 hours Ship seen bearing 351 heading ENE
12:10 hours SS Tudor Star (Ore Carrier), 6316 tons. Cargo: Copper Ore. Crew: 91. Crew lost: 4 - submerged attack with 2 stern shots

19 June 1940
Grid AM52
09:44 hours Reached new patrol grid

21 June 1940
Grid AM52
03:35 hours SS Varangnes (Small Freighter), 1672 tons. Cargo: Aircraft. Crew: 33. Crew lost: 11 - submerged attack with 2 bow shots (1 was dud)

24 June 1940
Grid AM52
00:23 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message
04:14 hours Run into the convoy on the surface because of bad weather - dived to PD
04:29 hours SS Penhale (Medium Merchant 22), 4290 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 38. Crew lost: 28
04:33 hours SS Sloga (Medium Merchant 22), 4291 tons. Cargo: Sugar. Crew: 69. Crew lost: 3
04:45 hours All torpedoes fired - 2 more ships damaged - divign to 100m
04:51 hours Pinging - set speed 1 kt
04:52 hours Depth 50m - DCs exploding away
05:03 hours SS Tymeric (Medium Merchant 08), 5283 tons. Cargo: Sugar. Crew: 55. Crew lost: 13
05:49 hours SS Trevathick (Medium Merchant 08), 5282 tons. Cargo: Aircraft. Crew: 41. Crew lost: 1
10:15 hours Sound contact merchant bearing 041 closing - ignored contact due to lack of torpedoes
12:17 hours Surfaced 15m/s winds no rain
Grid AM51
17:02 hours Winds 2m/s start moving external torpedoes
23:12 hours Procedure completed

25 June 1940
Grid AM29
07:41 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message
09:43 hours Warship seen bearing 021 - dived to PD
10:16 hours Visual contact
10:30 hours Start torpedo attack
10:32 hours SS Empire Heritage (Whale Factory Ship), 17332 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 166. Crew lost: 126
10:33 hours MV Nicania (Motor Tanker), 9809 tons. Cargo: Gasoline. Crew: 60. Crew lost: 33
10:36 hours Diving to 100m undetected
17:32 hours Surfaced - start return trip

29 June 1940
Grid AN85
08:32 hours Met with German commerce raider. Identified as such by the Arado floatplane on board

30 June 1940
Grid AN95
04:00 hours Spotted naval artillery barge - raised the flag
07:43 hours Entered port




23 days at sea
10 ships sunk
80404 tons
20 torpedoes fired
30 105mm rounds
No damages or casualties
GERHARD BELZER received the Oak leaves for his Knight's Cross
Medals and promotions were given to the crew as well as permission to drink as much Beck's as they could!