U-111 IXB
Patrol 8
24 September 1940
The news bulletin came in: U-65 reported two sinkings. No other news up to date.
Orders came in: Patrol grid DH34 and then return to Lorient France.
10:32 hours U-111 left port
02 October 1940
Grid AN52
15:11 hours Ship seen - dived to PD
15:14 hours Positive ID: Coastal freighter and small merchant
15:35 hours 1 TI(bow) fired - impact - coastal freighter sunk
15:41 hours 1 TI(stern) fired - impact - small merchant sunk
16 October 1940
Grid CG94
22:59 hours Moving to intercept convoy after BdU message
17 October 1940
00:05 hours Sound contact with convoy
01:40 hours 2 TIs(stern) fired at repair ship
01:42 hours 2 TIs(bw) fired at medium merchant 02 - 2 impacts on repair ship - 2 impacts on medium merchant - ship sunk
01:50 hours Overrun by enemy escort - no pinging - never heard him coming - damages and flooding. The LI screamed that we had lost our fuel tank.
01:52 hours 2 TIs(bow) fired at large cargo - impact - ship sunk
02:59 hours Depth 95m silent running - breakup sounds - repair ship sunk
07:03 Surfaced and radioded BdU of status - ordered to find the SS Thalia at Cadiz , Spain
23:02 hours Docked at SS Thalia , shaked up but safe
24 days at sea
5 ships sunk
22918 tons
no casualties
95% hull integrity
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