U-66 Oct. 21st 1941 07:16 - patrol 19 - AM89 Left Lorient at Oct. 18th and have been lurking around in the South-Western approaches. A Granville and a small tanker so far. Decided to stay off any ASW vessels but when a DD just recently crossed our bow the temptation got too strong. Went 1/3 to cut him off. Of course he detected us and turned in on our port bow. Weather is bad with only approx. 5-700 meters visibility. We managed to let off a T1 at magnetic as he turned towards us and it hit him at his extreme bow. Damaging him, obviously, but he set off at 10 knots with his bow dipping and the screws driving much air. A magnetic-fuzed T1 from the aft tube prematured at approx 500 meters distance. Then he straightened up and sped off. We lost sight of him and had to surface not to loose him. On his track now, trying to work around on his port side to get past him. Lousy weather.....working around on his port side... He is down by the bow but keeping up his speed..... U-66 Oct. 21st 1941 09:42 - patrol 19 - AM89 We got around him......here comes... Misjudged a little so had to go flank ahead to get him behind us. He was pinging frenetically but never wavered from his straight course. A T1 on magnetic from the aft tube worked....hit at approx. 500 meters. Cold.....
