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U-136
Nov 10, 2022 16:21:15 GMT
Post by silentwolf on Nov 10, 2022 16:21:15 GMT
Type VIIC
Kommandant: Olt zS. Gustav Brenner Awards:
Crew Status: Trained
1WO: Egon Fischbein 2WO: Matz Brandt LI (Eng): Moritz Schirmer Doctor: Phillip Taube
Tonnage Sank: 8,159
U-BOAT LOST
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Flotilla 6
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U-136
Nov 21, 2022 11:43:54 GMT
Post by Flotilla 6 on Nov 21, 2022 11:43:54 GMT
MAY 1943Patrol # for this Kommandant: 1 Patrol area: Atlantic Successful Patrol: Success Number of freighters sunk: 1 / 1 Number of Tankers sunk: 0 / 0 Number of Capital Ships sunk: 0 / 0 Tonnage sunk: T8159 / T8159 Refit Time: Not Applicable Award Requests: None Crew Status Kommandant: Olt zS. Gustav Brenner; Lost at seaErster Wachoffizier: Egon Fischbein; Lost at seaZweiter Wachoffizier: Matz Brandt; Lost at seaLeitender Ingenieur: Moritz Schirmer; Lost at seaDoktor: Phillip Taube; Lost at seaCrew Status: Trained; Lost at sea
[The following report has been constructed through radio receipts and interceptions, as well as intelligence gathering.]
Known and Attributed* Sinking'sDate: | Ships: | Flag: | Tonnage: | Fate: | 8th May 1943 | Tajandoen (Motor merchant)* | Dutch | 8,159 | Sunk |
Depart Wilhelmshaven – 1 May 1943
1 May:Departed from Wilhelmshaven 1-6 May:Transited to operational area without incident. 6-8 May:6/5 10:43pm spotted large convoy of ships heading West in grid BE7247. (Later identified as ON.182) Oblt Benner was advised to wait for KptLt Otto Waldner to join up with the wolfpack Elbe. 8/5 11:50pm Oblt. Brenner Last radio communication relayed that he had hit a Large Tanker with two fish. The Tanker had sunk within minutes. Later reports intercepted from Allies in convoy Only one Dutch Freighter, Tajandoen, of 8,159 tons, was sunk on the 8th of May. Picture below. Further Allied communication confirm a single U-boot was attacked shortly after the Tajandoen was sunk. Reports spell out a three hour battle where the HMCS Ottawa, (H-60) Destroyer, HMCS Rosthern, (K-169) Flower-class corvette and HMCS ARVIDA, (K-113) Flower-class corvette, had relentlessly and repeatedly depth bombed the submarine. All information imply that this U-boat was sunk with all hand lost. After May 8th there were no more communications with the U-136. It is surmise that this U-Boat was the U-136. Tajandoen (Motor merchant):
Historical Information on convoy ( virtually) attacked; ON.182 Convoy: Depart Liverpool on 6 May 1943, Arriving in NYC on 22 May 1943 Number of ships in convoy: 53 Merchants Escort during 7/5 to 16/5:• HMCS WETASKIWIN (K-175) Flower-class corvette• HMCS ROSTHERN (K-169) Flower-class corvette• HMCS OTTAWA (H-60) Destroyer• HMS FISHGUARD (Y-59) Sloop• HMA DIANTHUS (K-59) Flower-class corvette• HMS BANFF (Y-43) Sloop• HMCS ARVIDA (K-113) Flower-class corvetteChefEd , Thank you for a AAR to structure the U-136 report on.
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