September 1939. U-51 just bagged a 4000 ton Granville freighter at the southern end of the Irsh Sea.

U338 VIIC is back in St. Nazaire following her 4. patrol.

On 3.jul.43, at 10.14, a few hours out of port, we were attacked by RAF aircraft, with only 35 meters under the keel. For the first time, in all my carreers, I ordered the flak gun manned, flank speed, and 20 degrees rudder to starboard, towards the attack. Scarey stuff!
No damage incurred by either side, but we won, as we did manage to safely dive the boat to 25 meters.

We continued to make our way to AM41, finaly returning to St. Nazaire on 5.aug.43, after enduring much harrassment from the RAF in particular.

Patrol Results: 1 Tanker, 4 Cargoes, 25.353 GRT.

2 cargoes got away.
The 1. took 2 (out of 3) torpedoes fired at her, and kept going.
It was a daylight submerged attack, in BF17, with the target moving into the shallows.
All we could do was listen, and hope.

The 2. miss on the night of 29.jul.43.
Tryed a surface attack with my last available torpedo. Stern Tube 5.
At 1200 yard . . . he opened up on us with 2 gun mounts.
As we went to flank, I fired, and missed.
It realy came as no surprise, as I preset the range to 1000 meter, I was forced to fire too early. And he probably changed heading just enough to throw out all my calculations.
Calculations that could have been less than perfect anyway.
How he spotted us, with an aspect of never more than 30 degrees, on a dark and stormy night, is a mystery.

To bdu

U-198 under repairs in kiel and planning several updates , waiting for being transfered to a XXI type for the next phase of the atlantic war,

crew with moral but extremely fatigued for the round-the-clock patrols during three long years in hard conditions. several crew members request transfers to the Pacific, luftwaffe, and ground forces.

request permission to rest my crew and let some members to leave, repair the boat and stay as a second line boat for sporadic actions or special missions until the new XXI arrives with a low ratio of patrols for year.

Bdu- end

~To Bdu


U-139 commencing training and shakedown maneuvers in friendly waters.

~end.

To: BDU
From: U338 VIIC
10.okt.43

Returning from patrol of AM53.
95% HI.
4 ships sunk. 26.529 GRT.

At 08.40 on 29.sep.43 a Hunter Killer Group, consisting of 5 warships was encountered in AM46. U338 successfuly evaded without incident.

Enemy air activity was heavy throughout the patrol.

None of the 4 ships sunk was in convoy.
1 sinking was in AM52, with the remainder in AM53.
(1 Tanker, 2 Cargo, 1 Ocean Going Tug.)

U45
southern tip of africa. blockadeing capetown... there has been 2 airplane sightings , and we have sunt two thips. and container, and a Large tankers!

ende!

In the Harbour...polishing our torpedos! :salute:

Now that's impressive. U45, a VIIB, off Capetown.

From: BDU
To: U45

The command is so impressed with your work that we have decided to award you a shiney new IXC. Your new command will be much better suited to those long patrols.

Keep up the good work, U45.

Dønitz

To: BdU
From: U-33

Currently in grid AM53, with a Large Convoy reported dead ahead. However, we have expended all forward torpedo reserves and I am contemplating a night attack with the deck gun. Should I chance it?

U-33



(I can just see the reply now: Be more aggressive! :smug:)

To : BdU
From : U-27

Just finished advanced hydrophone techniques course. New targeting system installed. Ready for patrol.

U-27

From U45

to all listening boats and bdu.

yea, I know it... a viib off of capetown(weve also been to america, hunting canadians, but the supply ship there went bye bye)... talk about fuel conservation... lol

and I was lucky too... My boat ran out of desiel right next to the tanker Python...:rotfl2:
we plan on contenuing are blockade till we run out of torpedos. (and eventualy shells.)

dock at the python again. before she leaves... and then head north... patrol abit... dock at a vessel named bessel...:rotfl2:(supply ship in spain) and then head back to france... will have been out 3 months by then...:yep:

sadly we havent had that gread of a sucess rate so far... we ran into a small convoy, and put a torp into 2 of the ships... but nither sank, but I sunk there escort...

So far we have gotten 1 large cargo, and one large tanker off Capetown!

U 45

to BDU

Currently chaseing a small cargo, weather bad, waves bigger than boat. chase called off, will be submerged off Capetown doing sound sweeps.

BDU

to U 45

Uh!...what!...oh its you AGAIN!

It's a bank holiday here and we are having a lie in zzz zzz

U 45

to bdu

PFFFFTTTTT!!!!:O: HEY!!! why dont we get a banking holiday... ende...:rotfl2:

Bdu

to U 45

Good idea, your money will probably be safer in your piggy bank.