Snestorm

Departed Lorient on 25.jun.42.
Bound for patrol grid CB16. (South of Halifax. East of New York.)

Date = 13.jul.42. Grid = BD84.
0704 = "Ship spotted." Go to periscope depth. 2 ships!
0731 = Course 267. Speed 6 knots. UK to Halifax.
0740 = Surface and begin end-around.
0836 = Diving ahead of target.
0856 = Track is too close. Turning for stern shot.
0906 = Turning again for bow shot. Have they slowed?
0921 = Fire 1, 2, 4 (T2 torpedoes) at the C3 Cargo. Small Merchant passed up.
0922 = Impact x 2. Target sunk for 7949 GRT.

1131 = Surface in persuit of the Small Merchant.
1226 = Target sighted.
1411 = Fire 5, 6.
1412 = Impact x 2. Target sunk for 2335 GRT. 9 of 14 torpedoes remaining. 7 bow & 2 stern.

Date = 16.jul.42. Grid = BC98.
1923 = Small Merchant spotted. Go to periscope depth.
1958 = Fire 3 (T1 Torpedo). Daylight submerged attack. Course 090 at 7 knots. Impact.
2010 = Target settled and sunk for 2336 GRT. 8 torpedoes remaining (6 bow & 2 stern).

Date = 21.jul.42. Grid = CC22.
2128 = Ship spotted at 2800 meters. Perscope depth. (It's daylight).
2136 = Course 090 at 9 knots (hopefuly). C2 Cargo.
2137 = Fire 1, 2, 4 (T2 torpedoes).
2138 = Impact x 2.
Date = 22.jul.42.
0108 = Surface in heavy fog. Unable to locate target.

Date = 23.jul.42. Grid = CB36. (350 miles SW of Halifax).
1322 = A L A R M ! Crash dive for aircraft! (Our protective heavy fog vanished).

Date = 26.jul.42. Grid = CB25.
2055 = Sound contact. Fast merchant. Surfaced and gave chase, but he was too fast to even catch sight of.

Date = 28.jul.42. Grid = CB16.
2050 = On station in patrol grid.
2204 = "We're under attack!" Crash dive for what turned out to be a fighter. No casualties.

Date = 30.jul.42. Grid = Still CB16.
0427 = Sound contact. Slow merchant.
0446 = 10 minute surface sprint.
0516 = Submerged daylight attack. Coastal Merchant. Course 270 at 4 knots.
0518 = Fire 1 (T2 torpedo) point blank. Target sunk for 2044 GRT. 2 bow & 2 stern torpedoes remaining. All T1 torpedoes. (Best for last). Eastbound.

Date = 31.jul.42. Grid = CB24.
1503 = Sound contact. Warship. Medium speed. closing. 1½ hours evading.

Date = 5.aug.42. Grid = BB87/BB88 border. HEAVY FOG. 160 miles S of Sydney.
0609 = Westbound convoy, at medium speed, detected on hydrophone. Will close, against my better judgement.
0626 = Approx convoy course? 259 for New York? Or 284 for Halifax?
0634 = Lining up for New York option. Coming to 169. This is nuts!
0659 = Fire 2, 3 at unknown type of shadow. Course 262 at 9 knots. Impact x 2!
Diving to 100 meters with a new heading of 127.
0747 = DIW merchant located by sound man.
0759 = Fire 5. Stern on 300+ meters. Dud torpedo. Lost sight. Around for a new approach.
0824 = Fire 6. Angled shot, angled at 90 degrees. I M P A C T, and showered with debris!
C2 Cargo sunk for 6446 GRT. Luckily, he didn't take us with him. Super close.

All 14 torpedoes expended. Heading for Lorient.

Date = 21.aug.42. Grid = BD91.
1348 = "Ship spotted." Dive to avoid detection by a merchant.

Date = 4.sep.42. Grid = BF61.
0300 = Docked safely at Lorient. Healthy crew and boat.

Patrol results: 5 ships sunk for 21.110 GRT.

U124's record to date:
10 war patrols completed.
36 ships sunk for 232.586 GRT.