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VONHARRIS · 12-14-11, 01:36 PM

Patrol 15
13 June 1941
13:00 hours Departed Lorient in company of a minesweeper

20 June 1941
Grid AE88
21:08 hours Reached patrol area

22 June 1941
Grid AE88
09:02 hours New orders: Proceed to grid AD59

24 June 1941
Grid AE75
03:51 hours Ship spotted bearing 085 - turning to intercept
04:45 hours SS Port Jackson (Medium Freighter), 5363 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 59. Crew lost: 24 - 3 bow + 1 stern shots

25 June 1941
Grid AE71
05:15 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 110 - crash dived
12:11 hours Surfaced
12:19 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 135 - crash dived
16:22 hours Surfaced

28 June 1941
Grid AD83
05:19 hours Failed to obtain firing position against enemy convoy

03 July 1941
Grid AD83
04:41 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message
10:18 hours Dived to PD for listening - sound contacts bearing 102 closing
12:36 hours Spotted - pinging - DCs exploding away - pressing the attack
12:43 hours Minor damages from DCs
12:45 hours More DCs exploding - diving to 100m
12:45 hours SS Lacklan (Tanker 04), 8780 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 42. Crew lost: 5
12:46 hours MV Skandinavia (Tanker 16), 10678 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 77. Crew lost: 16
12:48 hours Pinging - 3 warships present
13:01 hours Depth 100m - no more pinging
13:18 hours Convoy moving away bearing 200 - 230
14:50 hours Tubes reloaded - 3 bow
16:37 hours Surfaced
16:56 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 220 - crash dived
17:14 hours Surfaced - repairing deck and flak guns
19:27 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 207 - crash dived
04 July 1941
01:12 hours Surfaced
01:13 hours Sent status report : 3 bow internal + 2(1+1) externals 3 ships sunk 24281 tons - heavy aircraft traffic
01:24 hours Answer received: Keep up the good work
Grid AD82
05:32 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 158 - crash dived
10:00 hours Still submerged at 60m
16:20 hours Surfaced

07 July 1941
Grid AD83
17:42 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 318 medium range - no time to dive - engage
17:44 hours Minor damages by machine gun fire
17:46 hours Minor damages by machine gun fire - bombs missed way to the left
17:46 hours Consolidated PBY Catalina shot down

09 July 1941
Grid AD83
18:25 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message
18:58 hours Ships spotted bearing 000 - dived to PD
19:00 hours Sound contacts bearing 357 - 010
19:52 hours While taking firing position against large liner U-96 was runned over by a merchant ( Darn how did I manage to do that? ) - no damages
19:55 hours 3 bow shots against troop transport
19:57 hours MV Copacabana (Troop Transport), 6810 tons. Cargo: Passengers. Crew: 331. Crew lost: 36
20:40 hours Depth 100m - pinging - new depth 150m
22:01 hours Convoy moving away bearing 158
10 July 1941
00:02 hours Surfaced
00:23 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 359 - medium range - turning to engage
00:25 hours Damages by machine gun fire - no bombs dropped
00:26 hours Lockheed A-29 Hudson Mk IIIA shot down

18 July 1941
01:06 hours Docked at Lorient
36 days at sea
4 ships sunk
31631 tons
2 aircrafts shot down
No casualties
U-boat damaged (H.I. 98.63%)
U-booten (R/L) lost during this patrol : U-138 , U-556 , U-651

Took command of U-155 IXC type U-boot
Installed new hydrophones and Alberich anti-sonar coating for testing purposes.

12-14-11, 01:36 PM	#3879
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	U-96 VIIC Patrol 15 13 June 1941 13:00 hours Departed Lorient in company of a minesweeper 20 June 1941 Grid AE88 21:08 hours Reached patrol area 22 June 1941 Grid AE88 09:02 hours New orders: Proceed to grid AD59 24 June 1941 Grid AE75 03:51 hours Ship spotted bearing 085 - turning to intercept 04:45 hours SS Port Jackson (Medium Freighter), 5363 tons. Cargo: Iron Ore. Crew: 59. Crew lost: 24 - 3 bow + 1 stern shots 25 June 1941 Grid AE71 05:15 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 110 - crash dived 12:11 hours Surfaced 12:19 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 135 - crash dived 16:22 hours Surfaced 28 June 1941 Grid AD83 05:19 hours Failed to obtain firing position against enemy convoy 03 July 1941 Grid AD83 04:41 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message 10:18 hours Dived to PD for listening - sound contacts bearing 102 closing 12:36 hours Spotted - pinging - DCs exploding away - pressing the attack 12:43 hours Minor damages from DCs 12:45 hours More DCs exploding - diving to 100m 12:45 hours SS Lacklan (Tanker 04), 8780 tons. Cargo: Aviation Fuel. Crew: 42. Crew lost: 5 12:46 hours MV Skandinavia (Tanker 16), 10678 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 77. Crew lost: 16 12:48 hours Pinging - 3 warships present 13:01 hours Depth 100m - no more pinging 13:18 hours Convoy moving away bearing 200 - 230 14:50 hours Tubes reloaded - 3 bow 16:37 hours Surfaced 16:56 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 220 - crash dived 17:14 hours Surfaced - repairing deck and flak guns 19:27 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 207 - crash dived 04 July 1941 01:12 hours Surfaced 01:13 hours Sent status report : 3 bow internal + 2(1+1) externals 3 ships sunk 24281 tons - heavy aircraft traffic 01:24 hours Answer received: Keep up the good work Grid AD82 05:32 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 158 - crash dived 10:00 hours Still submerged at 60m 16:20 hours Surfaced 07 July 1941 Grid AD83 17:42 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 318 medium range - no time to dive - engage 17:44 hours Minor damages by machine gun fire 17:46 hours Minor damages by machine gun fire - bombs missed way to the left 17:46 hours Consolidated PBY Catalina shot down 09 July 1941 Grid AD83 18:25 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message 18:58 hours Ships spotted bearing 000 - dived to PD 19:00 hours Sound contacts bearing 357 - 010 19:52 hours While taking firing position against large liner U-96 was runned over by a merchant ( Darn how did I manage to do that? ) - no damages 19:55 hours 3 bow shots against troop transport 19:57 hours MV Copacabana (Troop Transport), 6810 tons. Cargo: Passengers. Crew: 331. Crew lost: 36 20:40 hours Depth 100m - pinging - new depth 150m 22:01 hours Convoy moving away bearing 158 10 July 1941 00:02 hours Surfaced 00:23 hours Aircraft spotted bearing 359 - medium range - turning to engage 00:25 hours Damages by machine gun fire - no bombs dropped 00:26 hours Lockheed A-29 Hudson Mk IIIA shot down 18 July 1941 01:06 hours Docked at Lorient 36 days at sea 4 ships sunk 31631 tons 2 aircrafts shot down No casualties U-boat damaged (H.I. 98.63%) U-booten (R/L) lost during this patrol : U-138 , U-556 , U-651 Took command of U-155 IXC type U-boot Installed new hydrophones and Alberich anti-sonar coating for testing purposes.