Patrol 5
U-139, 1st Flotilla
Left at: February 11, 1941, 07:39
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM32
12.02.1941
16:05 Aircraft. Crashdive. BF1963
18:07 Surfaced.
13.02.1941
17:34 Ship sighted. Three destroyers on SSE course. Avoided contact. BF1198
16.02.1941
02:16 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on SE course. Avoided contact. AM2993
10:45 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on SE course. Crashdive to avoid contact. AM2963
12:00 Surfaced.
17.02.1941
11:20 Aircraft. Crashdive. AM3355
17:58 Surfaced.
23:50 Arrived patrol area and informed BdU of it. AM3277
18.02.1941
16:00 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on SE course. Dived to avoid contact. AM3263
17:26 Surfaced.
19.02.1941
08:40 Aircraft. Crashdive. AM3287
09:43 Surfaced.
13:54 Ship sighted. Two destroyers on WNW course. Boat is in good position to conduct submerged attack. AM 3289. Unfortunately they turned away. Opportunity lost. Will stay submerged till sundown.
17:52 Surfaced.
21.02.1941
08:30 Aircraft. Crashdive. AM3466
09:12 Surfaced.
13:16 Aircraft. Crashdive. AN1141
17:47 Surfaced.
22.02.1941
16:33 Aircraft. Crashdive. AM3287
17:34 Surfaced.
23.02.1941
15:00 Started return trip. AM3296
02.03.1941
10:45 Docked at Kiel.
I hate these kind of patrols but it's off to commission new boat U-452...
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