[She-Wolf]

Quickie this as have to go out.
I have just started a new career and because I hate the Kiel canal, opted for Wilhelmshaven as home port . I thought I did this once before, and still started with a VIIA (?) which is the lowest of the low - and which in my view is how it should be. However, when the game began this time, I found myself in charge of a huge complement of men, with a sleek U-boat twice the size of dear old Rotbile ( Rusty Old Tub But I Love Er).

Now while I do hanker for oodles of torps and lots of revs and all that stuff, I know full well that I would not be put in charge of a dinghy in real life, so I do not feel comfy skippering this superior vessel before I have 'earned' it. What did I do wrong, how did I get this higher rated boat, is there an option to have VIIA and Wilhelmshaven - or am I to stay in Kiel until I have a few patrols and a lot more renown under me jumper? Gotta go