Snestorm

Patrol: 1
Grid: BE61
D. 1.sep.39 til 10.okt.39

D. 3.sep.39. 13.51. Radio Message.
Commense hostilities against England.

D. 17.sep.39. Grid AM78.
Ship spotted.
14.39. Little Merchant (2.343 GRT) sunk.
Daylight submerged attack. 1 x T1 Torpedo.

D. 18.sep.39.
Arrive at Patrol Grid BE61.
No contacts.

D. 22.sep.39. Grid BE39.
Ship spotted.
10.08. Little Merchant (2.336 GRT) sunk.
Daylight submerged attack. 1 x T1 Torpedo.

D 25.sep.39. 14.41 Radio report.
Enemy Large Convoy. AM01. East. 6 knots.

Contact made with convoy.
Course 097. Speed 6+ knots.

D 26.sep.39.
Weather clear. Moon full.
Night submerged attack. 3 x T1 Torpedoes.
00.35. AM29. Coastal Merchant (2.045 GRT) sunk.
C2 Cargo struck by 2 torpedoes, and damaged.
(Fires would made perfect beacon to convoy).
Escort consisted of 1 Flower Class Corvette.
Escaped undetected.

04.30. AM29. Damaged C2 Cargo (6.448 GRT) sunk.
Night submerged attack. 1 x T1 Torpedo.

Daylight submerged attack. 3 x T1 Torpedoes.
3 torpedo impacts heard.
Corvette made numeriouse depth charge drops.
Went from 100 meters til 110, then 120.
No damage to U37.
Disengaged convoy.

Surfaced to trail convoy in search of damaged ships.
16.21. AM51. Damaged T2 Tanker (10.871 GRT) sunk.
No sign of the other struck vessel.

U37 returning to base.
3 encounters with enemy carrier based aircraft enrout.
(Mellem Island og Færøerne).

Patrol Total = 5 ships. 24.043 GRT.
(No external torpedoes carried.
2 external stern tubes without reloads.
12 Torpedoes total.)