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renthehen · 04-20-18, 08:09 AM

Just started a new career after a long time! Good to be back playing SH3 - what a game!

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Josef Reinald
Flotilla: U-Flotilla Wegener
Boot: U101
Patrol Region: BF11

Patrol 1

2nd Oct '39: Leave port with crew with great apprehension. The crew however were buoyant as we traveled down the Kiel canal. Decide to take the long route around the British Isles to arrive at patrol grid - thus avoiding the English Channel.

3rd-4th Oct '39: Quiet - all checks going well. Crew in good spirits. Spot a neutral trawler but apart from that seems that we are the only ones upon the sea.

5th Oct '39: British ship picked up by hydrophones in AN59 just off the east-coast of England. Seems to be traveling west towards Hartlepool. Ship (Clan McBean Class Merchant) intercepted and 2 torpedoes sent it to the bottom. Great jubilation on board for our first confirmed sinking. Later find out that it was the SS Idefjord which must have recently been purchased by the British from the Norwegians. Regardless, 5099 tons of shipping are sunk - it was carrying general cargo and of the 55 crew only one perished.
As night closed in, our hydrophone operator picked up another ship - this time traveling east from AN55. Again, ship (Aelybryn Class Merchant) was intercepted. Only one torpedo was used this time to send it to the bottom. Ship turned out to be SS Massis - 5090 ton ship - carrying Tobacco. 20 of its 47 crew perished.

6th Oct '39: Early morning and still in high spirits after a good days hunting yesterday when the watch crew spot a ship - again in AN55. It was another Aelybryn Class Merchant. Take the boot under and shoot one more torpedo at it - which again hits the sweet spot and down she goes. It was the SS Empire Shearwater - 5091 tons - carrying sulfur. 9 of the 39 crew were lost.
We remain under the waves for most of the remainder of the day keeping a low profile. 3 ships sunk in a short space of time was raising the alertness of the Royal Navy. We slunk away into the depths.

7th Oct '39: Everything quiet - which was a good thing after the amount of naval traffic spotted and picked up the day before. Morale was high as we continued heading north.

8th Oct '39: Weather worsened as we reached the north of the British Isles. Rough seas made the journey uncomfortable at times. However, our soaked watch crew spotted a large ship just south of the Orkney Islands and spirits and focus raised. Two torpedoes sent it to the bottom. SS P.L.M. 24 was a British Ore Carrier - 6177 tons of it. It was carrying coal. All 54 crew were lost in the rough seas.

9th-11th Oct '39: All quiet as we sailed around the northern coasts of the British Isles. We attempted to torpedo a ship on the 10th but missed it and it escaped.

12th Oct '39: Having traveled down the west coast of Scotland we reached the straight between Northern Ireland and South-West Scotland. Hydrophones picked up a ship in AM64 and we intercepted. Initial torpedo missed but the second hit and she went down with a large explosion. SS Siris (Kensington Court Class Merchant) was 5100 tons and carrying explosives. All crew died.

13th Oct '39: A large tanker was spotted though unfortunately it turned out to be an American vessel. Demoralised we worked hard to find another contact. We didn't have to wait long. Between Ireland and Wales (AM94) contact was made with another ship. One torpedo sent it to the bottom. SS Sambre (Kensington Court Class Merchant) was carrying foodstuffs. Of the 44 crew - 23 perished.

14th Oct '39: In AM97 another ship was spotted. It was a tanker and this time an enemy ship. It sunk quickly. SS Frimaire (Hallanger Class Tanker) was 8780 tons - carrying aviation fuel. Only 3 of the 57 crew survived.

15th-20th Oct '39: Patrol was quiet in BF11 with nothing seen. After 24 hours we moved to the western approach to the English channel to shoot our last torpedoes. Two ships were located and attempted to be sunk but we missed our targets. Out of Ammo we returned to Kiel.

Overall a good patrol. 7 ships sunk for 40438 tons with many crew receiving medals for their hard work, skill and bravery. Weather did not allow us to use the deck-gun much and with better weather totals can be topped. With more confidence we may try and travel through the channel to save time at patrol to give more chance of finding convoys.

Patrol 1 report end.

04-20-18, 08:09 AM	#5289
renthehen Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 9 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Just started a new career after a long time! Good to be back playing SH3 - what a game! ================================================== = Josef Reinald Flotilla: U-Flotilla Wegener Boot: U101 Patrol Region: BF11 Patrol 1 2nd Oct '39: Leave port with crew with great apprehension. The crew however were buoyant as we traveled down the Kiel canal. Decide to take the long route around the British Isles to arrive at patrol grid - thus avoiding the English Channel. 3rd-4th Oct '39: Quiet - all checks going well. Crew in good spirits. Spot a neutral trawler but apart from that seems that we are the only ones upon the sea. 5th Oct '39: British ship picked up by hydrophones in AN59 just off the east-coast of England. Seems to be traveling west towards Hartlepool. Ship (Clan McBean Class Merchant) intercepted and 2 torpedoes sent it to the bottom. Great jubilation on board for our first confirmed sinking. Later find out that it was the SS Idefjord which must have recently been purchased by the British from the Norwegians. Regardless, 5099 tons of shipping are sunk - it was carrying general cargo and of the 55 crew only one perished. As night closed in, our hydrophone operator picked up another ship - this time traveling east from AN55. Again, ship (Aelybryn Class Merchant) was intercepted. Only one torpedo was used this time to send it to the bottom. Ship turned out to be SS Massis - 5090 ton ship - carrying Tobacco. 20 of its 47 crew perished. 6th Oct '39: Early morning and still in high spirits after a good days hunting yesterday when the watch crew spot a ship - again in AN55. It was another Aelybryn Class Merchant. Take the boot under and shoot one more torpedo at it - which again hits the sweet spot and down she goes. It was the SS Empire Shearwater - 5091 tons - carrying sulfur. 9 of the 39 crew were lost. We remain under the waves for most of the remainder of the day keeping a low profile. 3 ships sunk in a short space of time was raising the alertness of the Royal Navy. We slunk away into the depths. 7th Oct '39: Everything quiet - which was a good thing after the amount of naval traffic spotted and picked up the day before. Morale was high as we continued heading north. 8th Oct '39: Weather worsened as we reached the north of the British Isles. Rough seas made the journey uncomfortable at times. However, our soaked watch crew spotted a large ship just south of the Orkney Islands and spirits and focus raised. Two torpedoes sent it to the bottom. SS P.L.M. 24 was a British Ore Carrier - 6177 tons of it. It was carrying coal. All 54 crew were lost in the rough seas. 9th-11th Oct '39: All quiet as we sailed around the northern coasts of the British Isles. We attempted to torpedo a ship on the 10th but missed it and it escaped. 12th Oct '39: Having traveled down the west coast of Scotland we reached the straight between Northern Ireland and South-West Scotland. Hydrophones picked up a ship in AM64 and we intercepted. Initial torpedo missed but the second hit and she went down with a large explosion. SS Siris (Kensington Court Class Merchant) was 5100 tons and carrying explosives. All crew died. 13th Oct '39: A large tanker was spotted though unfortunately it turned out to be an American vessel. Demoralised we worked hard to find another contact. We didn't have to wait long. Between Ireland and Wales (AM94) contact was made with another ship. One torpedo sent it to the bottom. SS Sambre (Kensington Court Class Merchant) was carrying foodstuffs. Of the 44 crew - 23 perished. 14th Oct '39: In AM97 another ship was spotted. It was a tanker and this time an enemy ship. It sunk quickly. SS Frimaire (Hallanger Class Tanker) was 8780 tons - carrying aviation fuel. Only 3 of the 57 crew survived. 15th-20th Oct '39: Patrol was quiet in BF11 with nothing seen. After 24 hours we moved to the western approach to the English channel to shoot our last torpedoes. Two ships were located and attempted to be sunk but we missed our targets. Out of Ammo we returned to Kiel. Overall a good patrol. 7 ships sunk for 40438 tons with many crew receiving medals for their hard work, skill and bravery. Weather did not allow us to use the deck-gun much and with better weather totals can be topped. With more confidence we may try and travel through the channel to save time at patrol to give more chance of finding convoys. Patrol 1 report end.