Nov-25th 1941
U-123 (ype IX-B) Just returned to Lorient
Last Patrol #15
Ordered to patrol off the horn of Africa, sank one merchant of a 2 ship convoy W of Gib but despite eating an eel the other continued on into a heavy storm,
Then Engaged a Northbound Convoy SW of the Canary Islands in heavy seas
Took out 2 Escorts and 6 Merchants of various sizes before the eels ran out
Minor damage to the conning tower due to collision with merchant in convoy
64,725 Tonnes
So looks like Xmas in port, It's not like anything important is likely to happen in December is it
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