U-109 IXB
23 November 1940
18:32 hours U-109 left Lorient for grid AL67
09 December 1940
Grid AD83
14:48 hours ALARM - Aircraft seen - crash dived
13 December 1940
Grid AK23
12:57 hours Ship seen
13:19 hours Positive ID: Turbine tanker - dived to PD
13;50 hours 2 TI (stern) fired
13:51 hours 2 impacts - ship sunk - SS Nottingham
24 December 1940
Grid BB99
15:28 hours Ship seen
15:42 hours Positive ID: Coastal freighter - dived to PD
16:52 hours 1 TI (stern) fired
16:53 hours Impact
16:54 hours Ship sunk - SS Hastings
27 December 1940
Grid BB99
23:26 hours Moving to intercept convoy
28 December 1940
00:18 hours Sound contact with convoy
01:15 hours 2 TI (bow) fired
01:16 hours 2 impacts
01:18 hours 2 TI (bow) fired - impact
01:22 hours 1 TI (stern) fired - impact ship sunk - passenger/cargo - SS Northton
01:23 hours Diving to 100m - no pinging
02:11 hours Sinking sounds - medium merchant 30 - MV Corneville
02:58 hours Surfaced - 12m/s winds - rain
30 December 1940
Grid BB99
00:35 hours Moving to intercept convoy
02;13 hours Sound contact with convoy
03:14 hours 3 TI (bow) fired
03:15 hours 1 TI (bow) fired - diving to 100m - 3 impacts
03:58 hours Depth 100m - no pinging - no sinking sounds
07:19 hours Surfaced - 15m/s winds - rain - only 2 TI (bow) internal left.
16 January 1941
Externals reloaded im mid Atlantic
Gird BF17
14:22 hours Ship seen
14:26 hours Positive ID: Small freighter
14:52 hours Opened fire with deck gun - ship returned fire by light AA gun - range 2500m
14:56 hours Ship sunk - SS Atos - 35 105mm rounds used
18:07 hours Ship seen
18:11 hours Positive ID: Tanker 04
18:37 hours Opend fire
18:40 hours Ship sunk - SS Norfjell - 34 105mm rounds used
18 January 1941
Grid BF17
03:48 hours Ship seen
03:56 hours Positive ID: Repair ship - dived to PD
04:11 hours 2 TI (bow) fired
04:14 hours 2 impacts - ship slowing down
04:19 hours 1 TI (bow) fired
04:20 hours Impact
04:22 hours Ship sunk - HMS Rame Head F 34
19 January 1940
Grid BF41
10:28 hours Ship seen - dived to PD
10;35 hours Multiple sound contacts - convoy
11:32 hours 4 TI (bow) fired
11:33 hours Impact
11:34 hours Impact
11:41 hours 1 TI (stern) fired - impact - 1 TI (stern) fired
11:42 hours Impact - diving to 100m - no pinging
11:46 hours Depth 18m - sinking sounds - Large tanker - MV Eidanger
11:58 hours Depth 84m - sinking sounds - medium merchant 30 - SS Clan MacPherson
12:05 hours Depth 100m - no pinging
14:08 hours Sound contact - merchant closing - loading stern tube
14:56 hours PD - Viusal contact - small freighter
15:14 hours 1 TI (stren) fired - all torpedoes used
15:15 hours Impact - ship sunk - SS Cap Tarifa
21 January 1941
12:00 hours U-109 returnrd to Lorient
60 days art sea
10 ships sunk
54840 tons
No damages or casualties
vonHarris was presented with the Diamonds for his Knights cross with swords
Total career so far:
U-46 VIIB - 3 patrols - 3 ships sunk - 26874 tons
U-109 IXB - 5 patrols - 34 shpis sunk - 204212 tons
Major success: Sinking of the RMS Empress of Britain - 24 July 1940
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