I just put down a Revenge BB on my last patrol to the N. Atlantic shipping lanes in a IXB (was trying to go raid Halifax harbor;)), and I came upon what I thought was a merchant convoy with a DE at the head.

Put up my periscope, and then...wham! There's 4-5 DDs/DEs, and right smack in the middle, a Revenge-class BB (I'm trying to figure out if this was a bug, because I always thought TFs were around England and the Med during late 1940...). Set my torps to magnetic once I got into position, fired tubes 1-4 in a ripple pattern, and was satisfied to see her listing heavily (my experience with trying to finish her off with the deck gun is recorded elsewhere). Put another torpedo into her, and then...38,000 tons, all mine. :D Had to deep six a Hunt I DD with a G7e to get away, but my gosh, seeing that battleship go down...::content sigh:: that was candy for the eyes.

Well, I was able to "partially" intercept the Task Force at 0028, July 6, 1943. A Clemson Destroyer was firing at me and U51 received some damage. Sunk it. Then a River Destroyer Escort came at me and I sunk it, then another River DE came at me and I sunk it, and yet another River DE came at me and I sunk it. Sonar report two warships left, but I could no longer keep up with them and sonar lost contact 0138. Because I could only do 13 kts now I called off the pursuit. I didn't care that there were two left. I could not catch them. They were gone, poof! Well, that was my first attack on a task force. I have no idea what the other two warships were.

What was the main ship(s)? Just DDs? Did you get within visual range? Sounds like that HK group in the North sea...except it was BF19.

Edit: you can distinguish BBs and CVs by the sound of their screws. They sound more like jets than ships.

Kb

They were too far away for me to hear any sounds of their screws (propellors) so I couldn't tell. I could not catch them because of my damage my ahead flank dropped to 13 kts and they were doing 14 kts.

I've never sucessfully attacked one but I was run over and battered by one I came upon near The Rock on high TC :doh: . They were all over me before I could react. It was a Nelson, an Aux and 7 DDs. Left there whimpering with my tail between my legs (9% HI):nope: . Been itching to get even but haven't come across another since then.:damn: :stare:

Battleships....I made an mistake once by thinking the sound I heard was from an Big Merchant....I,m like...finally....I can use my deck gun...its was Night ... could really see the ship but only the water spraying from its bow...And I calculated with the Map view the distance where the sound contact was and I fired....immediatly after the hit...I get the Reply from an BB nelson:o I never seen my Sub crash dive that fast....killed my Deck gun crew thought and left my hull to 43%

lmao i can imagine the crew on the BB "ere who does this guy think he is???? has he got a death wish or summat":lol: :lol:

That's a prime example why I never run TC any greater that 128 and I make sure that my radar is operating continuously.

Believe me, lesson learned.:oops:

SkvyWvr. I understand you are a retired Navy man.

Yep. 24 years in the US Navy.:smug: Retired in 1996.

My sig shows my rank/rate and my awards. (the awards mean I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, often)

Is there a possible chance you can get your hands on a "plotting board" for a scale of 250 km and 125 km. I like plotting my intercepts the way they used to do it in the old days back in WWII, especially the U-Boat Kaleun.

I might be able to. I'll need to call some of my old shipmates who are still in. I think I might have a couple in a storage box. Been meaning to dig around for them because I was thinking the same as you. I'll let you know early next week.

Thanks a bunch. I believe it's more fun to do it the old fashioned way.

Couldn't agree more shipmate.:ahoy: