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VONHARRIS · 05-21-11, 09:04 AM

Patrol No4
01 January 1940
Someone in BdU seemed to hate us so this was our departure date.
22:59 hours U-36 slipped out Wilhelmshaven and set course for CF32

05 January 1940
Grid AN41 18:29 hours
We came across an enemy scnooner , they seemed harmless and at first I decided to let them sail on since they didn't seem to have spotted us. Suddenly a man from the wactch crew shouted "Radio antenna" pointing his hand at the scnooner.
ALARM, Deck gun crew on station. 3 88mm rounds took care of the problem. I don't know if they had reported our position.

06 January 1940
Grid AN14 06:48 hours
Empirpe type freighter sunk in bad weather 3 bow torpedoes fired (1 dud)

10 January 1940
Grid AM52 07:53 hours
Granville type freighter sunk with 1 bow torpedo

17 January 1940
Grid CF32 06:09 hours
Small freighter sunk by 2 bow torpedoes (1 dud)

19 January 1940
Grid CG49 17:42 hours
Small merchant sunk by 1 bow torpedo

21 January 1940
Grid CG86 10:20 hours
Large merhant sunk by 52 88mm rounds in calm seas and 0m/s winds

22 January 1940
Grid CG95 13:48 hours
Granville type freighter sunk by 24 88mm rounds

Grid CG95 15:06 hours
Large merhant sunk by 51 88mm rounds in calm seas and 0m/s winds

30 January 1940
Grid BE35 22:20 hours
We intercepted an enemy convoy after a long chase. 4 bow TIs fired and all missed. No explosion heard. A total loss of torpedoes.
No bow torpedoes left.
Return passage.

03 February 1940
Grid AN41 20:45 hours
Coastal tanker sunk by 8 88mm rounds.

05 February 1940
21:57 hours U-37 docked safely at Wilhelmshaven
36 days at sea
9 ships sunk
43316 tons
No damages or deaths.

05-21-11, 09:04 AM	#2549
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	U-36 VIIB BACK IN ACTION Patrol No4 01 January 1940 Someone in BdU seemed to hate us so this was our departure date. 22:59 hours U-36 slipped out Wilhelmshaven and set course for CF32 05 January 1940 Grid AN41 18:29 hours We came across an enemy scnooner , they seemed harmless and at first I decided to let them sail on since they didn't seem to have spotted us. Suddenly a man from the wactch crew shouted "Radio antenna" pointing his hand at the scnooner. ALARM, Deck gun crew on station. 3 88mm rounds took care of the problem. I don't know if they had reported our position. 06 January 1940 Grid AN14 06:48 hours Empirpe type freighter sunk in bad weather 3 bow torpedoes fired (1 dud) 10 January 1940 Grid AM52 07:53 hours Granville type freighter sunk with 1 bow torpedo 17 January 1940 Grid CF32 06:09 hours Small freighter sunk by 2 bow torpedoes (1 dud) 19 January 1940 Grid CG49 17:42 hours Small merchant sunk by 1 bow torpedo 21 January 1940 Grid CG86 10:20 hours Large merhant sunk by 52 88mm rounds in calm seas and 0m/s winds 22 January 1940 Grid CG95 13:48 hours Granville type freighter sunk by 24 88mm rounds Grid CG95 15:06 hours Large merhant sunk by 51 88mm rounds in calm seas and 0m/s winds 30 January 1940 Grid BE35 22:20 hours We intercepted an enemy convoy after a long chase. 4 bow TIs fired and all missed. No explosion heard. A total loss of torpedoes. No bow torpedoes left. Return passage. 03 February 1940 Grid AN41 20:45 hours Coastal tanker sunk by 8 88mm rounds. 05 February 1940 21:57 hours U-37 docked safely at Wilhelmshaven 36 days at sea 9 ships sunk 43316 tons No damages or deaths. Last edited by VONHARRIS; 05-21-11 at 11:22 AM.