[Leandros]

Originally Posted by Leandros

Up and going - the urge is strong!


U-515 - Oblt.z.S. Hans Jäger - 3rd patrol - Jan. 1944 171644 - 150 NM West of Dakar

U-515 is now homebound just west of Dakar. All 3 patrols had assigned an area down by Cape Good Hope but as usual something happened along the route. Some convoys and soon we had to go home again for torpedo replenishment. This time we made Freetown but as no instructions on eventul Milchkuhe arrived we had to turn North again. Has had some skirmishes with enemy warships. We brought along 3 Falkes, has one left. We swung into Freetown in the dark and found two modern tankers anchored. Needed 5 torps to finish both. A tramp steamer went down there, too. A large troopship hid behind the pier. We have in all 11 torps left. Hope to find a large convoy further North. Very depressing with the constant stream of lost ship's messages.

U-515 - Oblt.z.S. Hans Jäger - 5th patrol - May. 1944 110908 - South-West of the Canaries

Just picked up several radar signals direction South-South-West, probably a large convoy.

Our 3rd patrol turned out rather scaringly. Homebound I made a swing up towards the Bristol Channel where we found a fat convoy. Ended up being hunted for hours and came back with 51% hull integrity. Only hard work by the repair crew saved us.

Much the same happened on the 4th patrol. Tried to get into a convoy South-West of Ireland but was constantly chased by the escorts. After having sunk 5 of them and damaged one we were hit in the tower, both periscopes destroyed. After some scary maneuvering and repair work the hunters gave up and we could limp back to Lorient.

I'd hoped to get myself a Schnorkel but have used my goodwill with the Quartermeisters to get the most possible homing torpedoes. I have saved up some for the next trip now, if there is going to be one.........

Now to the mission in hand......hmmm...it's daylight and no homing torps....