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Leandros · 12-30-13, 12:35 PM

U-2502 - XXI - Oberleu z.S. Müller - Sep. 230630 1944 - north of the Shetlands - Patrol 5

Heading for home at the surface as fast as we can while the bad weather lasts. The convoy we had hoped for passed north of us. Instead we picked up sonar signals from a heavy unit, probably a Southampton class cruiser. I took a chance and went full blast on schnorkel to interecept it but either it picked up the schnorkel on radar and gunned us - the distance was several kilometres - or our sonar signal, as suddenly we received some very serious topside damage, scopes stuck down and the schnorkel stucked up. It worked as a schnorkel, though. All installations on the bridge destroyed. It could have been an air patrol called in by the cruiser because of our very noisy advance.

Anyway, initially going north submerged a warship crossed ahead of us. Took up pursuit and as it registered us on the sonar it turned towards us. Fired a Zaunkønig with manual aiming from 20 meter depth and magnetic. It worked.

Now I just hope the bad weather keeps up till we have crossed the North Sea.

Fred

Below:

1. Shelled by cruiser.....
2. ....or bombed...
3. Going full blast for home. Schnorkel stuck up.

12-30-13, 12:35 PM	#4556
Leandros Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 676 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	U-2502 - XXI - Oberleu z.S. Müller - Sep. 230630 1944 - north of the Shetlands - Patrol 5 Heading for home at the surface as fast as we can while the bad weather lasts. The convoy we had hoped for passed north of us. Instead we picked up sonar signals from a heavy unit, probably a Southampton class cruiser. I took a chance and went full blast on schnorkel to interecept it but either it picked up the schnorkel on radar and gunned us - the distance was several kilometres - or our sonar signal, as suddenly we received some very serious topside damage, scopes stuck down and the schnorkel stucked up. It worked as a schnorkel, though. All installations on the bridge destroyed. It could have been an air patrol called in by the cruiser because of our very noisy advance. Anyway, initially going north submerged a warship crossed ahead of us. Took up pursuit and as it registered us on the sonar it turned towards us. Fired a Zaunkønig with manual aiming from 20 meter depth and magnetic. It worked. Now I just hope the bad weather keeps up till we have crossed the North Sea. Fred Below: 1. Shelled by cruiser..... 2. ....or bombed... 3. Going full blast for home. Schnorkel stuck up. __________________ www.fredleander.com - look in to see my new book on Operation Sea Lion "Saving MacArthur" - a book series on how The Philippines were saved Last edited by Leandros; 12-30-13 at 01:03 PM.