U-64 IXB
Patrol No1 Shakedown
August 1 1939
07:37 hours
U-64 set out for her maiden voyage
Trials were carried out , crash dives simulated attacks on enemy ships and even a live torpedo launch(to the empty ocean) to check reloading times.
August 16 1939
10:19 U-64 docked to her home port in Wilhelmshaven after 16 days at sea.
Patrol No2
September 5 1939
15:19 hours
U-64 set for her first combat patrol to grid BF18
September 17 1939
12:30 hours Grid BF18
Coastal freighter sunk with torpedoes
September 23 1939
17:28 hours Grid BF18
Medium merchant 04 sunk by gunfire
September 26 1939
05:30 hours Grid BF18
Medium merchant 30 hit by 2 torpedoes and finished off by gunfire
September 28 1939
16:17 hours Grid BF14
Medium merchant 39 sunk by 3 torpedoes
October 1 1939
Grid BF17
Convoy attack
02:11 hours Medium merchant 17 sunk by 2 stern torpedoes
02:15 hours Armed merchant cruiser sunk by 2 bow torpedoes
02:16 hours Heavy merchant sunk by 2 bow torpedoes
Escorts pinged the boat twicw but no DCs were dropped.
Escaped at 120m at 1kt
Started return passage
October 4 1939
16:16 hours Grid AM52
Medium merchant 04 sunk with 3 bow torpedoes. 1 stern torpedo fired but it was a dud.
October 6 1939
07:52 hours. Enemy aircraft spotted. Crash dived and escaped unharmed.
October 11 1939
06:23 hours
U-64 docked at Wilhelmshaven
37 days at sea
9 ships sunk
53283 tons
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