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VONHARRIS · 12-13-11, 05:03 AM

Patrol 13 (all hours are standard German times)
07 February 1941
14:39 hours Departed Lorient in company of a minesweeper

10 February 1941
Grid BF78
14:12 hours MV Hawarden Castle (Large Trawler), 547 tons. Crew: 16. Crew lost: 11 - 3 88mm rounds used

12 February 1941
Grid CG54
19:05 hours Ship seen bearing 002 heading North
19:07 hours Dived to PD
19:18 hours Spotted rear mounted open 4 inch gun on merchant
19:59 hours SS Cypress Hills Park (Ore Carrier), 7630 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 65. Crew lost: 9 - 3 bow + 1 stern shots (1 dud)

26 February 1941
Grid ET25
00:09 hours Reached patrol area

28 February 1941
Grid ET29
05:31 hours Ships seen bearing 352 - dived to PD
05:34 hours Multiple sound contacts bearing 015 - 030 convoy closing
06:18 hours 4 bow shots - diving to 100m - silent running
06:22 hours 2 explosions
06:23 hours SS Aurora (Coastal Freighter), 1870 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 32. Crew lost: 1
07:13 hours Convoy moving away bearing 202 - undetected
08:11 hours Tubes reloaded
10:20 hours Surfaced

04 March 1941
Grid EK19
12:54 hours Sent statue report: 6 torps left - 3 ships sunk - 10047 tons
13:09 hours Answer : Keep up the good work

05 March 1941
Grid EK16
05:30 hours Warship seen beraong 061 - heading east - dived to 50m
07:49 hours No sound contacts - surfaced

15 March 1941
Grid CG95
19:41 hours Ships seen bearing 298 heading WNW - convoy
19:42 hours Dived to PD - multiple sound contacts
19:53 hours Visual contact
20:12 hours SS Scholar (Medium Merchant 22), 4290 tons. Cargo: Phosphates. Crew: 51. Crew lost: 3 - 1 bow shot
20:16 hours The rest 3 bow tubes were fired in a hurry to avoid closinf destroyer
20:32 hours Depth 70m - no explosions - undetected
22:28 hours Convoy moving away bearing 310
16 March 1941
00:19 hours No sound contacts - surfaced

18 March 1941
18:39 hours Ship seen bearing 132 closing - dived to PD
18:56 hours Visual contact
19:14 hours SS Abinger (Coastal Freighter), 1873 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 27. Crew lost: 10 - 1 stern shot

22 March 1941
16:28 hours Docked at Lorient
44 days at sea
5 ships sunk
16210 tons
Waiting for the IXC type to become available.
U boats (R/L) lost during this patrol: U-70 , U-47 , U-99 and U-100

12-13-11, 05:03 AM	#3876
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	U-96 VIIC Patrol 13 (all hours are standard German times) 07 February 1941 14:39 hours Departed Lorient in company of a minesweeper 10 February 1941 Grid BF78 14:12 hours MV Hawarden Castle (Large Trawler), 547 tons. Crew: 16. Crew lost: 11 - 3 88mm rounds used 12 February 1941 Grid CG54 19:05 hours Ship seen bearing 002 heading North 19:07 hours Dived to PD 19:18 hours Spotted rear mounted open 4 inch gun on merchant 19:59 hours SS Cypress Hills Park (Ore Carrier), 7630 tons. Cargo: Bauxite. Crew: 65. Crew lost: 9 - 3 bow + 1 stern shots (1 dud) 26 February 1941 Grid ET25 00:09 hours Reached patrol area 28 February 1941 Grid ET29 05:31 hours Ships seen bearing 352 - dived to PD 05:34 hours Multiple sound contacts bearing 015 - 030 convoy closing 06:18 hours 4 bow shots - diving to 100m - silent running 06:22 hours 2 explosions 06:23 hours SS Aurora (Coastal Freighter), 1870 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 32. Crew lost: 1 07:13 hours Convoy moving away bearing 202 - undetected 08:11 hours Tubes reloaded 10:20 hours Surfaced 04 March 1941 Grid EK19 12:54 hours Sent statue report: 6 torps left - 3 ships sunk - 10047 tons 13:09 hours Answer : Keep up the good work 05 March 1941 Grid EK16 05:30 hours Warship seen beraong 061 - heading east - dived to 50m 07:49 hours No sound contacts - surfaced 15 March 1941 Grid CG95 19:41 hours Ships seen bearing 298 heading WNW - convoy 19:42 hours Dived to PD - multiple sound contacts 19:53 hours Visual contact 20:12 hours SS Scholar (Medium Merchant 22), 4290 tons. Cargo: Phosphates. Crew: 51. Crew lost: 3 - 1 bow shot 20:16 hours The rest 3 bow tubes were fired in a hurry to avoid closinf destroyer 20:32 hours Depth 70m - no explosions - undetected 22:28 hours Convoy moving away bearing 310 16 March 1941 00:19 hours No sound contacts - surfaced 18 March 1941 18:39 hours Ship seen bearing 132 closing - dived to PD 18:56 hours Visual contact 19:14 hours SS Abinger (Coastal Freighter), 1873 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 27. Crew lost: 10 - 1 stern shot 22 March 1941 16:28 hours Docked at Lorient 44 days at sea 5 ships sunk 16210 tons Waiting for the IXC type to become available. U boats (R/L) lost during this patrol: U-70 , U-47 , U-99 and U-100