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Post by keyboy on Sept 30, 2017 11:28:49 GMT
Patrol Results are due no later than: October 8th 2017 at Midnight your time.1900 September 3rd 1939On PatrolU-51 Wikinger (VIIB) - silentwolf U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat U101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel U-39 Geist (IXA) - irishshylock U44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy U49 Seevergnugen - (VIIB) - ubertreiber Still At SeaNone In RefitNone Late Presumed LostNone ===================================================================================================================================Good evening Gentleman, I won't take much of your time, as I know that you have to prepare for tomorrow morning.Special Instructions: If you have been allocated a Special Mission (Mine Laying, Wolfpack Patrol or Abwehr Agent Delivery) please receive instructions from the Executive Officer as early as you can, because you will not be leaving Port until you do. Ensure that your torpedo load has been checked before departure and that the G7a's have been loaded into the tubes where possible.: U-Boat Type | Torpedo Starting Mix | Can Alter Mix By | e.g. Max G7a mix | e.g. Max G7e mix | VIIB | 8 x G7a and 6 x G7e | Maximum of 4 | 12xG7a, 2xG7e | 4xG7a, 10xG7e | IXA | 8 x G7a and 6 x G7e | Maximum of 4 | 12xG7a, 2xG7e
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==================================================================================================================================== Historic Notes : September 1939Declarations of War
3rd - After Germany invaded Poland on the 1st, Britain and France demanded the withdrawal of German forces. The ultimatum expired and at 11.15am on the 3rd, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain broadcast to announce that Britain was at war with Germany. He formed a War Cabinet with Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty. France, Australia, New Zealand and India (through the Viceroy) declared war the same day. Atlantic
Battle of the Atlantic - The six-year long Battle started on the 3rd with the sinking of liner "Athenia" by "U-30" (Lt Lemp) northwest of Ireland. She was mistaken for an armed merchant cruiser, and her destruction led the Admiralty to believe unrestricted submarine warfare had been launched. Full convoy plans were put into operation, but in fact Hitler had ordered the U-boats to adhere to international law and after the "Athenia" incident, tightened controls for a while. Liverpool-out convoy OB4 was the first group of ships to be attacked, with "U-31" sinking one ship on the 16th September. Convoys actually suffered little harm over the next seven months, and most of the losses due to U-boats were among the independently-routed and neutral merchantmen. In the period to March 1940 they sank 222 British, Allied and neutral ships in the Western Approaches to the British Isles, the North Sea and around the coasts of Britain. In the same time they lost 18 of their number, a third of all in commission in September 1939 and more than the number of new boats entering service. 14th - After an unsuccessful attack on carrier "Ark Royal" off the Hebrides, NW Scotland, German "U-39" was depth-charged and sunk by screening destroyers "Faulknor", "Firedrake" and "Foxhound". 17th - Three days after the sinking of "U-39", fleet carrier "COURAGEOUS" was sent to the bottom to the southwest of Ireland by "U-29" with heavy loss of life. Carriers were withdrawn from anti-U-boat patrols as it became accepted that the best chance of sinking U-boats was to attract them to well-defended convoys where the escorts could hunt them down. 20th - After sinking trawlers off the northern Hebrides, German "U-27" was located and sunk by destroyers "Fortune" and "Forester". Monthly Loss Summary - 20 British, Allied and neutral ships of 110,000 tons in the Atlantic from all causes; 1 fleet carrier. - 2 German U-boats. Europe German Codes - The British Code & Cipher School moved to Bletchley Park, England, the site of its magnificent successes breaking the German Enigma codes through the 'Ultra' programme . The school built on the work of Polish and later French code-breakers. By April 1940 the first low level Luftwaffe codes were being deciphered. Many months followed before comparable progress was made with Naval codes. Monthly Loss Summary 33 British, Allied and neutral ships of 85,000 tons in UK waters. ===================================================================================================================================Assignments[P1] Sep 1939 - Mar 1940Spanish CoastNone British IslesU-51 Wikinger (VIIB) - silentwolf U-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat U101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel U-39 Geist (IXA) - irishshylock U44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy U49 Seevergnugen - (VIIB) - ubertreiber British Isles (Mine Laying)None West African CoastNone ===================================================================================================================================NOTE SO THAT WE DO NOT LOSE U-BOAT'S TO THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE ARCTIC, I AM RE-ROLLING ANY MEDITERRANEAN AND ARCTIC RESULTS! Important Information for Patrol ReportsU-Boat Name and ID Number: Patrol: # Patrol Assignment: Successful Patrol: Number of Freighters Sank: Number of Tankers Sank: Number of Capital Ships Sank: Total Tonnage Destroyed: Refit Time Standard: Award Request:
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Post by wsmithjr on Oct 1, 2017 18:00:27 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U-74 Beowulf Patrol: # 1 Patrol Assignment: British Isles Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 2 (Brazza-10500, Sultan Star-12300) Number of Tankers Sank: 0 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 22800
Refit Time Standard: 2 mo (3 hull damage, inop E.Eng 1)
Award Request:
The transit was quiet. Shortly after arriving in the patrol area we came across the unescorted Brazza estimated at 10500 tons. Approaching on the surface at night, we first opened up with the deck gun at medium range and damaged the Brazza. Three torpedoes followed. One went wide but the other two were on target though only 1 detonation was detected. It was enough to send the Brazza to the bottom.
The next 2 weeks were fairly quiet. We decided to wait out the night before returning to base. Good thing we did as we came across a lucrative convoy. We engaged the Sultan Star at 12,300 tons and 2 other large and a small freighter. We launched a G7e at the 2nd largest ship, but it missed the mark. Three other G7a torpedoes were targeted at the Sultan Star. Again, 2 appeared to be on target but only 1 explosion was registered, damaging the ship but not enough to sink it. We had no trouble escaping from the convoy escorts . Circling back it was easy to relocate the damaged Sultan Star and we again engaged and launched 3 torpedoes. This time only a single torpedo appeared to be on target but the explosion was enough to send her to the bottom. An escort had stayed with the Sultan Star and was more vigilant and was able to engage us before we could escape. In the initial attack, we suffered minor flooding, damage to the hull and the damage to electric engine #1. In an effort to get away, we exceeded the test depth, narrowly escaping further detection.
We were unable to repair our engine at sea, but no further contacts were made during the trip to base.
While the Beowulf sustained minor damage, this patrol was a great victory for Germany and the crew of the Beowulf performed admirably under fire.
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Post by crushedhat on Oct 2, 2017 4:45:01 GMT
27 Sep 1939U-86 enters Wilhelmshaven harbor sporting three pennants and an obviously damaged hull. Standard Report FormatU-Boat Name and ID Number: U-86, Meer Sprite Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 2 Number of Tankers Sank: 1 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 28,900 Refit Time: 2 months, ready Dec 1939 (extra time due to hull damage) Award Requests: Iron Cross 2nd Class for KptLt Wilhelm Proust Wound Badge for injured crewmen (those injured in the first attack, the men injured by the loose torpedo do not qualify as being injured, “under hostile action.”) Narrative: U-86 left Wilhelmshaven on 2 Sep 1939 and proceeded to our assigned patrol area off the British Isles. Enroute received notification that state of war now existed along with instructions to observe Prize Rules. U-86 arrived at our assigned patrol area on 9 September. As dawn broke on the 9th, the lookouts reported smoke on the horizon. Investigated and found unescorted tanker. In accordance with instructions to observe the Prize Rules, ordered the tanker which, her crew identified as the British flagged motor tanker San Demetrio (8,100 tons), to take to the lifeboats before commencing fire with deck gun. This incident made clear that more practice is required by the 8.8cm crew, as it took far too long (3 rounds) to sink the target. As it is, I had to finish her off with a pair of torpedoes for fear of remaining in the area any longer. The evening of the 14th while cruising off the SW tip of Ireland we encountered a small (2,100 ton ) steam merchant under escort by a Black Swan class sloop (1,250 tons). I decided upon a surface attack at medium range, firing all four of the bow tubes. One eel completely missed and Funkobergefreiter Friedrich Radener reported hearing another hit but fail to detonate. At least one of the other eels found the mark and the freighter, apparently laden with munitions lit up the night for several minutes in a spectacular fireworks display. Unfortunately, U-86 was lit up as well, the escort quickly locating us. By the time we managed to slip away, the escort had warped the forward torpedo doors, causing extensive flooding in the forward torpedo room and injuring several of the men there. While we were able to eventually pump out the flooding, and the injuries sustained were minor, the torpedo doors were too severely damaged for Lt (Ing) Boewing to repair. With our main offensive capability no longer available, all I had available was the questionable deck gun crew and the two eels in the after torpedo room. I decided to continue the patrol. As it turned out, we met up with another unescorted ship, the steam merchant Laurentic of 18,700 tons making for Plymouth on the afternoon of the 17th. This time I am happy to report the 8.8cm crew performed admirably, taking the Laurentic under fire, once her crew had abandoned ship, and quickly sinking her. The night of the 19th, while off Great Yarmouth, the lookouts detected darker shadows against the dark background of the English coast. Investigating, we found a small freighter (4,600 tons) under escort by a Fairmile D MGB (110 tons). Due to the presence of the escort I could not employ the deck gun, leaving me the single aft torpedo tube. Nothing ventured, nothing gained as the saying goes, so I made a surface attack from medium range. The eel was a dud, though it di serve to alert the MGB which bore down on us as we dived. Several nearby exploding wabos damaged the hull and caused more flooding before the plucky little MGB finally gave up the hunt. However, by then the merchantman had safely slipped away. Supplies running low, I ordered the boat turned for home on the 21st. Lt (Ing) Boewing continued to work on the forward torpedo doors. Having to0 move some of the eels out of the way, one broke loose form its temporary moorings on the 23rd, breaking the leg of Mechanikermaat Wilhelm Wieselhuber and Mechanikergefreiter Gunther Schoen’s arm. Fortunately, given the extra time U-86 will require in port due to the hull damage, both men should be able to report back on board by the time of our next patrol. U-86 entered Wilhelmshaven on 27 September, three victory pennants flying from the periscope. Respectfully submitted, KptLt Wilhelm Proust U-86
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Post by keyboy on Oct 2, 2017 17:02:56 GMT
September 1939
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U101-Zitteraal Patrol: #1 KptLt: Kurt Speckenheier Patrol Assignment: British Isles Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 1 Number of Tankers Sank: 0 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 1 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 27,900 Ships Damaged: None Ships Destroyed: British Motor Merchant of 5,900t - Port Montreal and British Aircraft Carrier of 22,000t - Ark Royal
Refit Time Standard
Award Requests Iron Cross 2nd Class and Knights Cross.
Crew Names: Crew Status: Trained KptLt Volkhard Schreiber
•1WO: LtzS Cosmas Liesendahl •2WO: ObFhzS Horstmar Neufville •LI (Eng): Lt (Ing) Gerrit Henke •Doctor: Sanitatsmaat Hannibal Schmelzer
U-101 (Zitteraal) enters Wilhelmshaven on 29th September 1939 with two victory pennants flying from her conning tower: one small and white, the other red and a little larger.
U-101 left Wilhelmshaven on 4th September 1939 and we proceeded to our assigned patrol area off the British Isles. Enroute we received notification that a state of war now existed along with instructions to observe Prize Rules.
During the morning of the 7th September, we were to find that the Royal Air Force had been put on high alert. I was on watch in the conning tower when I spotted a plane in the distance, I shouted the alarm and we quickly scuttled down below deck while we made a crash dive. The crew excelled themselves by denying that patrol aircraft the prize of a U-Boat during the first week of the war.
Arrived at assigned patrol area on 10th September and was presented with our first target during that same afternoon. A lone British Motor Merchant had been spotted and once identified, we got to within close range and surfaced. I ensured the crew followed the agreed rules and ordered the freighter’s crew to take to the lifeboats. I was alerted by 2WO ObFhzS Horstmar Neufville that the enemy had violated the rules and had begun transmitting our location. Without hesitation the gun crew sprang into action and two full salvoes were fired. The freighter had been hit, but the crew remained on board and attempted some erratic manoeuvers, in order to buy some time. An electric eel was fired from the aft tube and whilst it hit the ship at a perfect angle, the torpedo just sank towards the seabed. Two steam torpedoes were launched from the bow tubes, which ran straight and true and both made contact with the hull of the Port Montreal. The first failed to detonate, but the explosion caused by the second, soon saw the merchant ship list and then slowly sink beneath the waves of the North Sea. In light of the fact that the enemy had managed to transmit their position, I ordered a dive and we withdrew from the area.
Although we had to wait a week for further contact, the wait was well worth it. During the evening of the 17th September, a dim light was spotted off the bow and we closed to investigate. At 22:35, we had located a group of ships which were then identified. Slipping in even closer, I could not mistake the sight of one of our enemy's aircraft carriers The CS Ark Royal and a small group of escorts. Although there were many escorts, this was too good an opportunity to miss and we would either become heroes or the U101-Zitteraal would be our final resting place.
I gave the order to plot the solutions and attack, as darkness would cover us. We avoided the escorts that were following search patterns and managed to get to within close range, at which point we quickly surfaced, fired a full spread of torpedoes from the bow tubes and then crash dive. We knew the next five minutes would be crucial, as we waited for the G7a torpedoes to hit and would have to evade escort detection. After 3 minutes and 6 seconds had elapsed, the first eel clunked on the hull, but did not explode. Another 29 secs later the second torpedo made contact and exploded. The third torpedo turned out to be a dud and whilst their was no thud heard from the last G7a, it exploded under the aircraft carrier and had landed the coup de grâce. Two explosions seemed to have spelt her doom. Surprised escorts started their frantic search and got lucky. I used evasive manoeuvers for the first time during combat, and although we got hit, it could have been much worse. We had taken a hit on the deck and would have to see what damage was done later, if we escaped the engagement.
It had become clear to me that our adversaries were not as skilled as their propaganda had tried to convey, as her escorts proved incompetent, which allowed us a much easier getaway than I ever imagined. Surely somebody was watching over us that evening. Once clear of the combat area and out of range of detection, we surfaced and allowed Lt (Ing) Gerrit Henke and his team to assess the damage, whilst the majority of the crew slept. The following morning, I climbed the ladder to take watch and noticed that the flak gun was not in the same state as we left Port. Despite the Leitender Ingenieur being one of the best, he could not fix it at sea.
We completed our patrol four days later; as the food and fuel situation was borderline and after the prize we had gained, we all wanted to get back and so on 21st September we headed east.
Whilst on our way back to Wilhelmshaven, during the evening of the 25th September, the gyro compass failed and could not be repaired. Now I understood why we had to follow the traditional training in navigation as well as use instruments at the training facility. Luckily I was an attentive student and so the training kicked in and we reached port just a day late. The rest of the passage to Wilhelmshaven was uneventful and we arrived back at base on the morning of 29th September 1939
After shore leave, repair and re-supply, U-101 will be ready to resume patrol in November
KptLt Kurt Speckenheier
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Post by grendel on Oct 2, 2017 23:18:43 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U-37 ‘Walküre’ Patrol: #1 Patrol Assignment: British Isles Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sunk: 1 Number of Tankers Sunk: 1 Number of Capital Ships Sunk: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 13,700 GRT Ships Damaged: None Ships Destroyed: British Motor Tanker of 11,000 tons, Dutch Steam Merchant of 2,700 tons. Refit Time: Standard (Ready for sea 1 December, 1939)
Award Requests KptLt Kurt Richter, Iron Cross Second Class
Officers and Division Chiefs KptLt Kurt Richter 1WO LtzS Oskar Lentz 2WO ObFhzS Wolfgang Beyer LI (Eng) Lt (Ing) Gunther Voss Doctor Sanitatsmaat Conrad Fuchs
Crew Status: Trained
U-37 ‘Walküre’ enters Wilhelmshaven on 31st October with two victory pennants flying from her conning tower.
August 30, 1939, 2200 hours (Wilhemshaven) – U-37 leaves Wilhelmshaven under cover of darkness, heading out into the North Sea. War is imminent. Everyone aboard senses this, from the officers to the youngest recruits. I expect we will be ordered into action within days.
3 September, 1939, 1256 hours (North Sea) – Signal from BdU. "Open hostilities against England immediately, do not wait to be attacked first." We are to commence operations against British shipping, effective immediately. The moment of truth has arrived. After opening my sealed orders, I alter course to begin our first war patrol off the British Isles.
27 September, 1939, 1900 hours (Northern Approaches) – Tanker (11,000 tons) sighted. No escort. After firing a warning shot and providing ample time for the crew to abandon ship, I ordered the deck gun crew to commence fire. After ten minutes, the tanker was ablaze from stem to stern and settling in the water. I ordered a single eel fired from the aft tubes to finish her off, but in our haste the torpedo’s depth setting was incorrect, and it passed beneath the target without exploding. Fearing the arrival of enemy escorts at any moment, I ordered a second torpedo fired, and this time the eel ran true, striking the tanker amidships and sealing its fate. We secured the deck gun and move off to the south, clearing the area.
14 October, 1939, 1700 hours (Northern Approaches) – Small freighter (2700 tons) sighted. No escort. The vessel refused to heave to despite several warning shots, so I gave the order to Beyer to commence firing. After nearly ten minutes of shelling, the gun crew landed a solid hit amidships that detonated the freighter’s boiler and ended her attempts to escape. We secured the gun and broke contact with the sinking vessel, moving off to the west.
31 October, 1939, 0800 hours (Wilhemshaven) – U-37 arrives safely back at port.
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Post by irishshylock on Oct 4, 2017 21:09:16 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U-39 Geist Patrol: #1
Patrol Assignment: British Isles
Successful Patrol: Yes
Number of Freighters Sunk: 0 Number of Tankers Sunk: 2
Number of Capital Ships Sunk: 0
Total Tonnage Destroyed: 18,100 GRT
Ships Damaged: None
Ships Destroyed: 10,000 tonne tanker Italia and 8,100 tonne tanker Beduin Refit Time: 3 hull damage and Hydrophones inoperable (ready 1st January 1940)
Award Requests KptLt Matthias Kaplan, Iron Cross Second Class
Crew Status: Trained
3rd September, 18:30 (Wilhelmshaven)
So, as many of us have long expected, war has come and we venture out to do our duty. 1WO Feit tells me that morale is high and the crew yearn for action, i dare not dampen their exuberance but war is not a game and many of them will soon learn this. Feit and Seppelt are good officers, i can find little fault with them and am certain in their resolve and experience. I gaze back at Wilhelmshaven before we submerge into the depths and think of sweet Gisela, i'm already missing her.
8th September, 07:00 (North Sea)
Little activity to report, the voyage from Wilhelmshaven has been quiet so far. Weather is generally good, we have yet to come life of any kind.
12th September, 14:30 (North Sea off North West England)
Thanks to Feit we spot a convoy, appearing to have sailed from the Newcastle region heading north under destroyer escort. Two small freighters are accompanied by two large tankers, the 10k Italia and 8k Beduin. Excitement is high on the boat but tinged with some fear i suspect, i elect to attack now during the day for fear of losing the tankers at night, we will maintain some distance (medium range) and I begin to plan the attack.
Once we are in position I target the Italia with two G7a's and the two small freighters with a G7a and G7e respectively, the eels quickly race towards their targets. Both freighters are missed, i note this mentally in case we get a second chance. Both torpedoes for the Italia appear to be dead on target but no explosion comes...correct depth, correct course......duds! The destroyers alerted to the eels are now searching for us but they do not appear to have located us, we wait patiently and follow the convoy, shadowing it into the night.
We wait until we are again in a good firing position, i decide to stay at medium range to stay clear of potential destroyer detection. We miss the 2700t Tweed, appear to hit the Stakesby (4k t) but again the torpedo fails to detonate! Two torpedoes are fired at the Italia and the first results in a massive explosion midships, the explosion appears catastrophic and the tanker sinks quickly - it raises a roar of delight in the crew. Destroyer escorts are now actively hunting us and we narrowly avoid detection.
Deciding that luck is with us I continue to follow and target the Bediun and Tweed, we miss the tanker but appear to strike the Tweed to no affect. The accompanying escort still fail to locate us and are focussing in the wrong area - we must try again! I decide to unload another volley of 4 torpedoes, we miss the Stakesby, hit the Tweed with no affect and send G7a and G7e at the Beduin. The night sky lights up as the Beduin is also rent apart with a large explosion, few crew could have survived the inferno that followed, those that did quickly slipped under the waves with her. Our luck had ran out destroyers managed to pinpoint us and the crew had their first taste of barrage.
The first attack damaged the hyrophones and crew members Bilderbrandt and Jancker were injured. Sanitatsmaat Erwin Tugendhat informed me later that Bilderbrandt had suffered a nasty gash on the hand while Jancker suffered sever concussion and bled heavily. We tried to lose the escorts but we were again bombarded with charges, the hull took damage and we experienced some flooding. We took the boat below test depth to try and lose our hunters and we did, but just, the destroyers soon moved on and we made our silent escape into the night. Lt (Ing) Berend Friedeberg reported post battle that the hydrophones were inoperable until we got back to base, this would be a potential issue. The crews nerve held throughout but there was palpable relief when it was clear we had lost our attackers
13th September - 28th October (British Isles)
Our voyage failed to identify or come across any further targets in the following weeks - i found this unnerving and am unsure why we failed to locate any further shipping. Maybe we were unlucky, maybe the British are hiding their shipping but we are coming home with far too many eels in our belly.
29th October 13:30 (Wilhelmshaven)
Geist has finally arrived back to Wilhelmshaven flying pennants to the delight of the crew, our mission has been successful and 18,100 tonnes of shipping lies at the bottom of the sea after that nights haunting. Scars of the encounter are evident on the boat and it will likely be after Christmas before adequate repairs will make her seaworthy again. We managed to bring everyone home this time and we are still in the fight, i'll sleep easy with Gisela in my arms tonight.
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Post by silentwolf on Oct 5, 2017 15:04:48 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: Wikinger U-51 Patrol: # 1 Patrol Assignment: British Isles Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 4 Number of Tankers Sank: 0 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 30,500 (30,500)
Ships Sunk: September 12th, 1939 - Empire Hudson 7,500t September 15th, 1939 - Gro 4,200t September 18th, 1939 - Navasota 8,800t September 21st, 1939 - Yorkshire 10,000t
Refit Time: Standard, ready for patrol November 1939
Award Request: NA
Notes: We sailed into Wilhelmshaven on September 27th with four victory pennants on display.
Our hopes are high, it seems this war may end soon. We attacked four British freighters and remained undetected for the entirety of the patrol. The escorts never had a chance to counter attack, even though all of our torpedoes were launched from the surface, at Medium and Close range.
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Post by Ubertreiber on Oct 7, 2017 6:02:44 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: Seevargnugen Patrol: #1 Patrol Assignment: British Isles Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 1 Small Freighter, Ogontz type, 5000 tons Number of Tankers Sank: 0 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed:5000
Refit Time Standard: Ready For Patrol October 1939 November 1939
Award Request: NA
Notes: Our first patrol began slowly, with no contacts made of any kind until our fourth week. Just as we despaired of finding the enemy, a small freighter of the Ogontz type, 5000 tons, was spotted at night, accompanied by an escort. The escort seemed poorly conned, maneuvering ineptly. We closed the range, escaping detection, and engaged with torpedoes on the surface. I fired all four forward tubes and turned to loose the aft torpedo as well. The last three of the forward tubes hit, sinking the freighter quickly. We escaped detection by the escort and turned for home, which we reached without incident.
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Post by andy on Oct 9, 2017 20:19:00 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: 'Hohenlohe' U-44 Patrol: #1 Patrol Assignment: British Isles Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 1 Large Freighter, Clearton, 5200 tons Number of Tankers Sank: 0 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed:5200
Refit Time Standard: Ready For Patrol October 1939 December 1939
Award Request: NA
Very quiet and almost uneventful mission. Only contact was with a large freighter 'Clearton' which we sank without any cost or loss to ourselves. As stated very uneventful and most envious of all the pennants seen flying on our other boats. Must do better!
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Post by keyboy on Oct 9, 2017 23:34:06 GMT
30th September 1939To: Admiral und Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote Burkhard Dörflinger15th Flotilla Report:Eight German U-Boats set sail from Wilhelmshaven from the 4th September 1939 onwards. I submit the following results U-Boat | Freighters Sunk | Tankers Sunk | Capital Ship Sunk | Total Sunk | Status | U-51 Wikinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30,500 tons | Refit | U-74 Beowulf
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 22,800 tons | Refit | U-86 Meer Sprite | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28,900 tons | Refit | U101 Zitteraal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27,900 tons | Refit | U-37 Walküre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13,700 tons | At Sea | U-39 Geist
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 18,100 tons | At Sea | U44 Hohenlohe
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 5,200 tons | At Sea | U-49 Seevergnugen
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 tons | Refit | Totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 115,100 tons |
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Five of the eight Captains and their U-Boats and crew completed a successful patrol Three of the eight Captains and their U-Boats and crew remain at Sea on patrol German U-Boats Lost: 0PROMOTIONS
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AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
KNIGHTS CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS AND DIAMONDSNone------------------------------- KNIGHTS CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS None------------------------------- KNIGHTS CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES None------------------------------- KNIGHTS CROSS KptLt Kurt Speckenheier of the U-101 Zitteraal------------------------------- IRON CROSS 1ST CLASSNone------------------------------- IRON CROSS 2ND CLASSKptLt. Wilhelm Klink of the U-74 Beowulf KptLt Wilhelm Proust of the U-86 Meer Sprite KptLt Kurt Speckenheier of the U-101 Zitteraal KptLt Heinrich Schafer of the U-51 Wikinger KptLt Jürgen Ubertreiber of the U-49 Seevergnugen
------------------------------- U-BOAT WAR BADGENone------------------------------- BLACK WOUNDED BADGENone------------------------------- Sincerely yours
Konteradmiral Berndt Lange, 15th Unterseebootsflottille Commanding
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