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Post by keyboy on Oct 23, 2017 12:12:21 GMT
Patrol Results are due no later than: October 29th 2017 at Midnight your time.1900 December 3rd 1939On PatrolU-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat U-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel U-44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf Still At SeaNone In RefitU-39 Geist (IXA) - irishshylock - January 1940 U101 Zitteraal (VIIB) - keyboy - January 1940 U49 Seevergnugen - (VIIB) - ubertreiber - January 1940 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 : December 1939Atlantic Monthly Loss Summary - 7 British, Allied and Neutral ships of 38,000 tons in the Atlantic from all causes. - 1 German pocket battleship - "Graf Spee" following Battle of River Plate. Europe 4th - Returning from the hunt for the German battle-cruisers after the sinking of "Rawalpindi" on the 23rd November, battleship "Nelson" was damaged by a mine laid by "U-31" off Loch Ewe, northwest Scotland. 4th - On patrol off the Heligoland Bight, submarine "Salmon" (Lt Cdr Bickford) sank outward bound "U-36". 28th - Battleship "Barham" was torpedoed and damaged off the Hebrides by "U-30" (Lt Cdr Lemp) Merchant Shipping War - By the end of March German aircraft had accounted for 30 vessels of 37,000 tons. Losses from mines remained high - 33 ships of 83,000 tons in December. Monthly Loss Summary 66 British, Allied and Neutral ships of 152,000 tons in UK waters. ===================================================================================================================================Assignments[P1] Sep 1939 - Mar 1940Spanish CoastU-37 Walküre (IXA) - grendel British IslesU-74 Beowulf (VIIB) - wsmithjr U-86 Meer Sprite (VIIB) - crushedhat U44 Hohenlohe - (IXA) - andy U-42 Ægir - (IXA) - silentwolf 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 grendel on Oct 23, 2017 23:43:36 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U-37 ‘Walküre’ Patrol: #2 Patrol Assignment: Spanish Coast Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sunk: 4 Number of Tankers Sunk: 3 Number of Capital Ships Sunk: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 54,500 GRT (68,200 GRT total) Ships Damaged: British Steam Merchant of 6,300 tons. Ships Destroyed: British Steam Merchant of 14,600 tons, British Dutch Motor Tanker of 10,000 tons, French Motor Tanker of 7,500 tons, British Motor Tanker of 7,000 tons, Dutch Steam Merchant of 5,600 tons, British Steam Merchant of 5,500 tons, British Steam Merchant of 4,300 tons. Refit Time: Standard (Ready for sea 1 March, 1940)
Award Requests KptLt Kurt Richter, Iron Cross First 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 January with seven victory pennants flying from her conning tower.
December 1, 1939, 0600 hours – U-37 leaves Wilhelmshaven at dawn, heading out on her second war patrol. This time we will be hunting along the Spanish coast, where BdU informs us that there is heavy shipping traffic and the enemy lacks sufficient escorts to pose a serious threat. I can only hope they are right.
10 December, 1939, 0300 hours (Bay of Biscay) – Large freighter (14,600 tons) sighted. No escort. We fire a warning shot, and the crew begins an orderly evacuation despite the late hour. Lentz opens fire with the deck gun at 0320, and I prepare a torpedo firing solution in case the shells fail to sink the large ship. After twenty minutes of shelling the freighter was ablaze from stem to stern, but stubbornly refused to sink. I ordered two G7a torpedoes fired from the stern tubes. Both hit, but one failed to explode. One eel was sufficient, however, sending the freighter to the bottom. We move off to the northwest to give the freighter’s crew something to tell the Tommies, then reverse course and circle back to the southwest as soon as we are over the horizon.
17 December, 1939, 1725 hours (Bay of Biscay) – Large freighter (5,600 tons) sighted, 1725 hours. No escort. The vessel hove to and the crew began abandoning ship as soon as they caught sight of us. Lentz and his gun crew went to work at 1750 and made short work of the freighter. Fearing the arrival of enemy aircraft we withdrew to the south with all haste.
28 December, 1939, 1700 hours (Spanish Coast) – Small freighter (4,300 tons) sighted, 1310 hours. No escort. After giving the crew ample time to abandon ship, Lentz opened fire at 1330, but failed to score more than a handful of hits with our remaining shells. I ordered two G7a torpedoes launched from the forward tubes, scoring two hits, but again, only one explosion. The freighter rolls over and sinks within minutes. As we move off to the southeast I pass the word to Lentz to have the torpedomen begin checking the detonators on our remaining eels.
9 January, 1940, 0000 hours (Spanish Coast) – Tanker (7,000 tons) sighted. No escort. We fire warning shots from the flak guns, and the vessel comes to a halt. Once the crew is in the water we fire two G7a torpedoes from the aft tubes. Both hit, and this time the detonators work as intended. The two explosions break the tanker’s keel and send it quickly to the bottom.
18 January, 1940, 1230 hours (Spanish Coast) – Convoy sighted. We are in a good position, with the targets between us and the coastline. Conducted a submerged torpedo attack at medium range against two large freighters (6,300 tons and 5,500 tons) with four G7a torpedoes. Four hits, but only two explosions, one on each freighter. The smaller of the two freighters explodes, sinking quickly, while the other slows, taking on a slight list to port. We dive deep, evading contact, and move off to the south, attempting to reposition ourselves for another attack.
We regain contact with the convoy that evening at 0200 hours. Conducted a surface torpedo attack at medium range against two tankers (10,000 tons and 7,500 tons) with four G7a torpedoes. Three hits, three explosions. The larger tanker is hit by the bow but scarcely seems affected; the second ship explodes in a huge fireball. We dive deep, attempting to escape, but soon we hear the pinging of the enemy ASDIC. I order evasive action and the first pass misses us. The second pass is much closer, rocking the boat and causing flooding in the engine room. I order silent running, and after nearly fifteen minutes, the enemy destroyer breaks off the hunt. We alter course to the south to open the range and assess our damage. Fortunately, it is minor; the flooding shorted several of the batteries, but Voss is able to quickly get them back in order.
An hour later we reverse course and begin hunting the damaged tanker. We find her at 0745 the following day, hugging the coast and following in the convoy’s wake. Inexplicably, the Tommies have left no escort behind to guard her. A fatal mistake.
We approach the tanker from the beam, readying our torpedoes. I expect the tanker to secure her engines and surrender to the inevitable, but instead the huge ship starts a turn to port, heading directly for us. They mean to try and ram us! Quickly, I fire all four tubes and order evasive action. We hit the tanker with two G7a and one G7e torpedo, but only one of the steam torpedoes detonates! Fortunately, it is enough, passing underneath the ship and breaking its keel. As the foolhardy crew abandons ship, we turn northwest. Our fuel is running low and with only a couple of torpedoes left, it is time to return to port.
31 January, 1940, 1800 hours (Wilhemshaven) – U-37 arrives safely back at port.
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Post by wsmithjr on Oct 24, 2017 1:31:33 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U-74 Beowulf Patrol: # 2 Patrol Assignment: British Isles Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 1 (Benmohr-5900) Number of Tankers Sank: 1 (Den Haag-9000) Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 14900 (37700 total)
Refit Time Standard: 1 mo (no damage)
Award Request:
The Beowulf encountered no enemy activity en-route to her patrol location around the British Isles.
Shortly upon arriving, the tanker Den Haag was spotted and estimated at 9000 tons. I guess the British escorts were busy elsewhere as she was alone. We approached to short range and engaged with the deck gun, causing some damage but not enough to sink her. Two G7a torpedoes were launched and both impacting quickly sinking the Den Haag.
Five days later we received transmission from a Luftwaffe Recon plane that guided us to an unescorted large freight; the Benmohr estimated at 5900 tons. We again approach to close range and engaged with the deck gun. Once again, we damaged the freighter she refused to go down. We launched 2 G7a torpoedos, one of which inexplicably missed it's mark. The other exploded but the freighter proved resilient and somehow stayed afloat. We quickly launched the G7a torpedo from the aft tube ... perhaps too quickly as it missed by a wide margin.
We were now at risk as we had already spent too long in the area and enemy destroyers or aircraft could show up at any moment. However, we were not about to leave without ensuring the freighter was sunk so we continued the attack. The deck gun continued shelling the freighter and slowly it began to sink. As soon as this was verified, we made a hasty departure of the area.
I regret that the rest of the patrol was uneventful. As we proceeded towards Wilhelmshaven, we spotted British aircraft. We must have seen them before they saw us and we were able to crash dive and avoid attack.
The Beowulf arrived back at port with no further incidents and eagerly awaits her next patrol.
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Post by crushedhat on Oct 25, 2017 2:00:14 GMT
27 December 1939U-86 enters the harbor at Wilhelmshaven, three pennants flying from her periscope. 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: 23,700 Refit Time: 1 months, ready Feb 1940 Award Requests: Iron Cross 1st Class for KptLt Wilhelm Proust U-Boat Badge Narrative: Despite the miserable weather spirits were high as U-86 left Wilhelmshaven the 2nd of December for our second war patrol. Once again we were headed for the British homeland. Just west of the Outer Hebrides the morning of the 11th the lookouts reported a pair of smoke columns on the horizon. I positioned U-86 in an intercept position and waited. Mid-morning the view through the periscope revealed a large steamship (10,900 tons) of British registry accompanied by a Tribal Class DD. I ordered all four forward torpedo tubes loaded with G7as and fired a full spread at the target. One eel missed and another was a dud. However, the other two were enough to do the job, one apparently hitting the boiler based upon the resulting explosion. As the escort went to the aid of the stricken ship’s crew and passengers we quietly slipped away. Four days later, the night of the 14th while off the west coast of Ireland, we were surprised to see running lights. Perhaps they felt safe being close to home. Investigating we discovered a small steamship travelling alone. I approached to hailing range and, the ship being of British registry, ordered the crew off before opening fire with the 8.8cm deck gun. While it took more rounds and time than I would have liked, the gun crew did manage to sink her. Transiting the Celtic Sea the night of 16 December we encountered another unescorted vessel. This time it was a 9,000 ton tanker. I again came into hailing distance before opening fire with the 8.8cm. Although the gun crew was accurate, there effects were less than spectacular. Funkonermaat Zielgler reported the target’s crew transmitted a radio message before taking to the boats. Therefore, I decided to finish her off with torpedoes rather than spend more time on the surface. Four torpedoes, two G7as and 2 G7es, were fired, all four eels hitting and functioning properly. The tanker burst into flames in a number of places, lighting up the night before slipping under the waves. No targets presented themselves in the English Channel and, with supplies and fuel running low U-86 turned for home on the 21st to the unpleasant news of Kpt Hans Langdorf’s suicide. The trip back to Wilhelmshaven went without incident, if you discount the appearance of an unexpected guest on the 25th. U=86 tied up to the pier in Wilhelmsahven on the 27th with the crew looking forward to an extended holiday leave with their families. U-86 should be ready to patrol again in February. Respectfully submitted, KptLt Wilhelm Proust U-86
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Post by silentwolf on Oct 28, 2017 15:45:28 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: Ægir U-42 Patrol Date: December 1939 - February 1940 (resupplied at sea) Patrol Assignment: British Isles Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 2 Number of Tankers Sank: 0 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 1 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 29,000 (29,000)
Ships Sunk: December 17th, 1939 - Stratford 4,700t January 20th, 1940 - CV Courageous 18,600t February 9th, 1940 - Steel Engineer 5,700t
Refit Time: 2 months ready for patrol May 1940
Award Request: Iron Cross 2nd class for KptLt Kurt Schmidt
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Post by andy on Oct 29, 2017 12:03:55 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: Hohenlohe U-44 Patrol Date: December 1939 - January 1940 Patrol Assignment: British Isles Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 3 Number of Tankers Sank: 1 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 30,400 (35,600)
Ships Sunk: December 22nd, 1939 - Scottish Standard, Tanker, 7,000t December 29th, 1939 - Carabulla, Small Freighter, 5,600t January 4th 1940 - Ville de Mons, Large Freighter, 7,500t January 12th 1940 - Calchis, Large Freighter, 10,300t
Refit Time: 1 month ready for patrol March 1940
Award Request: None.
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Post by keyboy on Oct 30, 2017 20:33:36 GMT
30th December 1939To: Admiral und Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote Burkhard Dörflinger15th Flotilla Report:Five German U-Boats set sail from Wilhelmshaven from the 4th December 1939 onwards. I submit the following results U-Boat | Freighters Sunk | Tankers Sunk | Capital Ship Sunk | Total Sunk | Status | U-74 Beowulf
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 14,900 tons | Refit | U-86 Meer Sprite | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23,700 tons | Refit | U-37 Walküre | 4 | 3 | 0 | 54,500 tons | At Sea | U44 Hohenlohe
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 30,400 tons | At Sea | U-42 Ægir
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 29,000 tons | At Sea
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38,600 tons |
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Two of the five Captains and their U-Boats and crew completed a successful patrol Three of the five 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 None------------------------------- IRON CROSS 1ST CLASSKptLt. Wilhelm Klink of the U-74 Beowulf KptLt Wilhelm Proust of the U-86 Meer Sprite------------------------------- IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS None
------------------------------- U-BOAT WAR BADGEKptLt. Wilhelm Klink of the U-74 Beowulf KptLt Wilhelm Proust of the U-86 Meer Sprite------------------------------- BLACK WOUNDED BADGENone------------------------------- Sincerely yours
Konteradmiral Berndt Lange, 15th Unterseebootsflottille Commanding
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