Snestorm

Assigned Patrol Grid DJ13 (Atlantic. WSW of Gibralter. NW of Afrika.)
D. 31.mar.40 til d. 3.jun.40.

D. 31.mar.40
18.34. Underway from Wilhelmshaven.

D. 3.apr.40 (SW of Bergen)
19.24. AN29. Ship Spotted. Periscope Depth. Norsk.

D. 4.apr.40 (NW of Bergen)
18.51. AF87. ALARM! Aircraft.

D. 5.apr.40
10.45. AF79. ALARM! Aircraft. Minor damage to Deck Gun.

D. 9.apr.40 (NW of Shetlands)
15.35. AF77. Sound Contact. Merchant. Closing.

16.25 AF77. Submerged Daylight Attack. Light Fog. Wind 10.
Course 089. Speed 7 Knots. 1 x G7A Torpedo.
C2 Cargo (6.446 GRT) Sunk.

D. 16.apr.40
13.43. AM29. Radio Report. Enemy Convoy. AM51. East. 7 Knots.
Full Ahead for AM52.

21.40. AM52. ALARM! Aircraft. No D.C.s dropped.

22.20. AM52. Surface. Full Ahead.

D. 17.apr.40
00.21. AM52. Dive for sound check.
Convoy Detected. Already East of us.
Surface. Full Ahead. Course 111 T.

00.55. AM52. Ship Sighted. Tanker. 4.300 Meters.

00.58. AM52. Ship Sighted. Meduim Range.
Corvette coming at us. Dive! 102 Meters.
V.C.S. through D.C. attack.

01.23. AM52. Corvette returning to Convoy.

01.52. AM52. Convoy heading into the shallows of NW AM53. Aprox Course 082.

03.20. AM52. Surface. Full Ahead.

05.29. AM52/AM53. ALARM! Aircraft.

05.49. AM52/AM53. Sound Contact. Warship. Closing. Abandon Convoy Persuit.

D.18.apr.40
09.32. AM54. ALARM! Aircraft.

D. 30.apr.40
23.10. DJ13. Arrive at Patrol Grid.

D. 1.maj.40
22.04. DJ13. No ships sighted since d. 17.apr.40. Heading towards Gibralter.

D. 3.maj.40 (200 Miles WSW of Gibralter).
10.15. CG89. Sound Contact. Merchant. V.C.S. (Variouse Courses and Speeds).

11.38. CG89. Little Merchant. Course 116. Speed 7. Greek/Greak(EN. SP?). Græsk!

D. 6.maj.40 (60 Miles W of Gibralter).
03.44. CG95. Heavy Fog. Patrol Report Sent (1 Cargo - 6.446 GRT).
Beginning Return Trip.

04.01. CG95. Radio Message Recieved. Keep up the good work.

04.54. CG95. Sound Contact. Merchant. Unattackable due to Heavy Fog.

D. 18.maj.40
17.12. AM19. Radio Report. Convoy. AM17. East. 7 Knots. - Full Ahead!

20.44. AM17. Radio Report. Convoy. AM17. East. 7 Knots.

22.05. AM17. Sound Check. Convoy Detected WSW of us. - Surface. V.C.S.

22.20. AM17. Visual Contact with V Class DD & Convoy. - Periscope Depth.
Moonlit Night. Clear. Wind Speed 0.

22.54. AM17. Convoy Course 084 (per me). Speed 7 Knots (per Radio Report).
T2 Tanker - Tubes 1, 2, 4 (G7E) - Fire. C2 Cargo - Tube 3 (G7A) - Fire.
All Torpedoes on U37 are set to 3 Meters. Impact Pistol.
(No changing the pistol of a loaded torpedo. Can't be done while loaded.)
New Depth - 103 Meters. New Course - 309.

22.56. AM17. Impact! (Seconds pass). Impact! Impact!
T2 Tanker (10.872 GRT) Sunk.
No information available on the separate impact.

23.16. AM17. DD returning to Convoy. No other Warships heard.

23.48. AM17. Begin Torpedo Reload.

D. 19.maj.40
01.00. AM17. Surface. Full Ahead.

02.30. AM17. Convoy Sighted. V.C.S.

03.37. AM17. Convoy still on Course 084. Speed 7 Knots.
Submerged Attack. Dawn's Light. Fog Light. Wind 7.
T3 Tanker - Tubes 1,2, 4 (G7E9) - Fire. C2 Cargo - Tube 3 (G7A) - Fire.

03.39. AM17. New Depth 102 Meters. New Course 309.
Impact! (Again, the seconds pass). Impact! Impact! Impact!
T3 Tanker (11.673 GRT) Sunk. Again, the separate hit was inaffective.

06.01. AM17. Surface. Full Ahead.

07.36. AM18. Convoy Sighted.

08.09. AM18. Long Range Daylight Surface Attack (4.200 Meters).
Convoy still on Course 084. 7 Knots. Light Fog. Wind 7. Own Speed 2 Knots.
Coastal Merchant - Tube 5 (G7A) - Fire.
Coastal Merchant (2.042 GRT) Sunk.
Evade on surface. Undetected. No Warships spotted.

10.45. AM18. Submerged Attack.
C2 Cargo - Tube 2 (G7E) - Fire.
Impact. No Effect.
V.C.S. Evading the DD.

13.40. AM18. Surface. Full Ahead.

15.42. AM18. Sound Check. Convoy Detected "Moving Away". Surface. Full Ahead.

16.20. AM18. Convoy Sighted.
The Sound Man was mistaken.
Convoy was NOT "Moving Away", but on it's original course. Problem!
Turn and fire a snapshot with Tube 6 (G7A).
Last torpedo. Miss. Run NW! No visual contact with the DD.

29.maj.40 (Near Bergen)
22.40. AF76. Pass Northbound Commerce Raider.

3.jun.40
Fuel Reserves 50%. Hull Integrity 100%. Dock at Wilhelmshaven.

Patrol Results: 4 Ships Sunk - 31.033 GRT

U37's Total Tonnage: 4 Patrols. 17 Ships - 108.774 GRT.
(Highly successful in comparison to my past carreers, so far.
Love my IX(A)!