CAREER NUMBER- 2
CAPTAIN NAME- Fritz Heydemann, Oblt.
U-BOAT NUMBER- 53 (7th Flotilla, Kiel)
U-BOAT TYPE- VIIB
PATROL NUMBER- 1 (01Jun40-23Jul40)
CURRENT DATE- 23July40
PATROL DETAILS- In base after 1st patrol. Assigned grid AN87. Sighted only one escorted freighter in shallows of AN87. Target was out of range. Patrolled W of Norway grids AF58, 57, 81 hoping to intercept enemy fleeing Norway. No ships encountered. Patrolled straights NW of Scotland grids AM32, 33, 34. One sound contact-out of range. Patrolled NW of Ireland grids AM 52, 51, 29. Finally sighted outbound freighter 8Jul40. Sunk vessel with torpedoes and gunfire. Shortages of food and fuel required return to base.
CURRENT PATROL TONNAGE- 1 ship, 5,160 tons
CURRENT CAREER TONNAGE- 1 ship, 5,160 tons
CURRENT CAMPAIGN TONNAGE- 17 ships, 76,839 tons
U-BOAT LOSSES- None
CAREER NUMBER- 1
DETAILS- Oblt. Alfred Grahl, CO U-53, Sep39-May40, 4 patrols, 16 ships 71,679 tons.
Oblt. Grahl was transferred to instructor duties with 5th Flotilla June 1940. Grahl later commanded 31st Flotilla, Hamburg.
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...I fought in many guises, many names, but always me. Patton
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