[Paul Riley]

Report Date: 4th Sept 1939

U-Boot#: U14/Type IIA
Captain: L.z.s. Willie Werner
Home Base: Kiel
Patrol Grid: AN14 , SE of Shetland Is.
Start Patrol: 27th Aug 1939
End Patrol: Still on patrol
Days At Sea: 8
Merchants Sunk:2 Tonnage: 4.080GRT
Warships Sunk: Tonnage: 0
Aircraft Downed: 0
Hull Integrity: Approx 99% due to slight pressure damage from deep dive test.Hull rated for 162m

Brief Details Of Patrol:
3rd Sept
After our previous sinking we picked up another sound contact in the area.Visual contact made shortly after,vessel observed as a passenger/cargo,course 332,6-7kts.1st attack came at 20:48 submerged at 1000m,aim point foremast,torpedo impact at dead centre due to vessel speeding up at last moment.Vessel still afloat.Decided to run alongside and finish with the AA gun,vessel finally sunk on even keel,195rds exp.1.851GRT.
Recent radio messages- "AO94,attacked Polish sub,found wreckage and oil" "sss.sss.sss.56deg44'N,14deg05'W,SS Athenia" Returning to previous contact area.
4th Sept
05:30 - Spotted a 3 ship convoy,probably heading towards our last sinking,unsure.Turns out to be a small taskforce consisting of 1 Fiji class escorting,2 Aux Cruisers,heading 335,15kts.Convoy moving too fast to conduct any actions against,decided to lurk 1000m from this track in an attempt to intercept the lead escort if they return.If after approx 48hrs and no sign of them will return to previous contact area.
Weather - excellent,sea 4mps.
2 steam torpedoes left,805 AA rds

U14 signing off