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Obltn Strand · 09-24-16, 05:46 AM

Patrol 4
U-139, 1st Flotilla
Left at: January 4, 1941, 06:35
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM39

09.01.1941
10:00 Arrived patrol area and sent report to BdU. AM3977

10.01.1941
12:08 Aircraft. Crashdive. AM3977
16:38 Surfaced.

13.01.1941
06:59 Ship sighted. High swells and poor visibility prevents any meaningful action. AM5345
13:21 Hydrophone contact. Slow screws. Weather has improved. Intercepting.
13:36 Two warships appearded on intercept course. Dived deep and commenced silent running. Weather improved and apparently ASW measures with it. Opportunity lost.

14.01.1941
02:23 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on SW course. Avoided contact. AM5337
13.07 Hydrophone contact. Slow screws. Intercepting. Coal fired tanker on SE course. Commenced submerged attack.
13:58 Fired tube I.
G7a. Range 800m, Speed 9 kts, AoB green 90, Depth 5m. Definite dud.
Cannot prees for another attack due to proximity of british coast.

15.01.1941
08:01 Aircraft. Crashdive. AM3985

16.01.1941
00:10 /From BdU: Enenmy convoy at grid AM6574, course NW, speed 6 kts/
Will proceed to North Channel and informed BdU.
11:44 Smoke on horizon. AM6177
14:42 Detected by escorts.
14:44 Aircraft. Crashdive. Two distant depth charges. AM6188
16:11 Evaded the escorts succesfully. No depth charges or asdic. Convoy still audible on hydrophone. Will continue attack.
17:12 Regained contact. Now I can attack in cover of the darkness.
17:53 Fired tube III at small freighter.
G7a. Range 1000, AoB green 80, Speed 5 kts, depth 5m
Hit amidships.
17:55 Fired tubes I and II at large freighter.
G7e. Range 1200, AoB green 80, Speed 5 kts, Depth 5m.
Two hits both sides of the brigde. Second right under smokestack.
17:57 Detected by escorts. Crashdive.
18:57 Determined but not very skilled attack by escorts. Some twenty not so well aimed depth charger were dropped.
19:26 Surfaced almost under a corvettte. One burning ship in distant horizon. AM6413
19:52 Skillfully evaded the corvette but lost the burning ship. Attempting to regain contact.
19:52 /To BdU: Sunk one small freighter, damaged one larger. One T, ample F/
20:17 /From BdU: Good work. Move to grid AM89/

17.01.1941
05:16 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on W course. Changed course to avoid contact.
09:29 Hydrophone contact. Slow screws. Intercepting.
09:46 Several warships in vicinity. Clearly audible by hydrophone.
10:53 Freighter changed course and thus spoiled my attackplan. Cannot pursue, warships still in vicinity.
17:08 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on ESE course. Changed course to avoid contact. AM5346

18.01.1941
09:00 Insufficient fuel and provisions to continue patrol. Started return trip to Lorient and informed BdU.

23.01.1941
10:15 Docked at Lorient.

09-24-16, 05:46 AM	#5212
Obltn Strand Commodore Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 614 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Patrol 4 U-139, 1st Flotilla Left at: January 4, 1941, 06:35 From: Lorient Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM39 09.01.1941 10:00 Arrived patrol area and sent report to BdU. AM3977 10.01.1941 12:08 Aircraft. Crashdive. AM3977 16:38 Surfaced. 13.01.1941 06:59 Ship sighted. High swells and poor visibility prevents any meaningful action. AM5345 13:21 Hydrophone contact. Slow screws. Weather has improved. Intercepting. 13:36 Two warships appearded on intercept course. Dived deep and commenced silent running. Weather improved and apparently ASW measures with it. Opportunity lost. 14.01.1941 02:23 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on SW course. Avoided contact. AM5337 13.07 Hydrophone contact. Slow screws. Intercepting. Coal fired tanker on SE course. Commenced submerged attack. 13:58 Fired tube I. G7a. Range 800m, Speed 9 kts, AoB green 90, Depth 5m. Definite dud. Cannot prees for another attack due to proximity of british coast. 15.01.1941 08:01 Aircraft. Crashdive. AM3985 16.01.1941 00:10 /From BdU: Enenmy convoy at grid AM6574, course NW, speed 6 kts/ Will proceed to North Channel and informed BdU. 11:44 Smoke on horizon. AM6177 14:42 Detected by escorts. 14:44 Aircraft. Crashdive. Two distant depth charges. AM6188 16:11 Evaded the escorts succesfully. No depth charges or asdic. Convoy still audible on hydrophone. Will continue attack. 17:12 Regained contact. Now I can attack in cover of the darkness. 17:53 Fired tube III at small freighter. G7a. Range 1000, AoB green 80, Speed 5 kts, depth 5m Hit amidships. 17:55 Fired tubes I and II at large freighter. G7e. Range 1200, AoB green 80, Speed 5 kts, Depth 5m. Two hits both sides of the brigde. Second right under smokestack. 17:57 Detected by escorts. Crashdive. 18:57 Determined but not very skilled attack by escorts. Some twenty not so well aimed depth charger were dropped. 19:26 Surfaced almost under a corvettte. One burning ship in distant horizon. AM6413 19:52 Skillfully evaded the corvette but lost the burning ship. Attempting to regain contact. 19:52 /To BdU: Sunk one small freighter, damaged one larger. One T, ample F/ 20:17 /From BdU: Good work. Move to grid AM89/ 17.01.1941 05:16 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on W course. Changed course to avoid contact. 09:29 Hydrophone contact. Slow screws. Intercepting. 09:46 Several warships in vicinity. Clearly audible by hydrophone. 10:53 Freighter changed course and thus spoiled my attackplan. Cannot pursue, warships still in vicinity. 17:08 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on ESE course. Changed course to avoid contact. AM5346 18.01.1941 09:00 Insufficient fuel and provisions to continue patrol. Started return trip to Lorient and informed BdU. 23.01.1941 10:15 Docked at Lorient. __________________ Himmel, sukeltakaa!