U-111 IXB
Patrol No4
U-73 VIIB was passed to an other Kaleun as von Harris and his crew took the brand new U-111 IXB
Orders: Patrol grid BE59
Secondary: Engage enemy traffic going in and out the Straits
09 January 1940
03:19 hours U-111 left port. Morale was good
13 January 1940
Grid AN14
11:51 hours SS Recorder (Tramp Steamer), 1824 tons. Cargo: Timber. Crew: 27. Crew lost: 25
12:42 hours SS Ixion (Ore Carrier), 8293 tons. Cargo: Copper Ore. Crew: 94. Crew lost: 7 She was following the tramp steamer in a loose formation
19 January 1940
Grid BE31
19:03 hours SS Baroda (Medium Merchant 09), 3185 tons. Cargo: Grain. Crew: 58. Crew lost: 16
28 January 1940
Grid CG95 - convoy attack
22:45 hours USS Indra (Convoy repair ship), 5220 tons. Crew: 181. Crew lost: 139 flying British colors
22:49 hours HMS Mullion Cove F 186 (Convoy repair ship), 5221 tons. Crew: 160. Crew lost: 32
29 January 1940
Grid CG95
00:25 hours USS Ulysses (Convoy repair ship), 5218 tons. Crew: 194. Crew lost: 1 from the same convoy flying the Union Jack
02:15 hours SS Crusader (Medium Merchant 11), 3129 tons. Cargo: Machinery. Crew: 46. Crew lost: 18
08:36 hours SS Khosrou (Medium Merchant 17), 4022 tons. Cargo: Military Vehicles. Crew: 58. Crew lost: 16
30 January 1940
Grid CG95 - convoy attack
19:38 hours SS Baron Ruthven (Medium Merchant 11), 3130 tons. Cargo: Paper Products. Crew: 54. Crew lost: 20
Damaged an Aux cruiser escorting the convoy
31 January 1940
Grid CG95
02:16 hours MV Valparaiso (Medium Merchant 17), 4023 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 56. Crew lost: 5
Grid CG85
17:57 hours SS Prosper (Tramp Steamer), 1829 tons. Cargo: Steel. Crew: 25. Crew lost: 6
01 February 1940
Grid CG82
02:11 hours SS Glenroy (Heavy Merchant 01), 9092 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 104. Crew lost: 60
Grid CG57
04:36 hours SS Umgazi (Medium Merchant 09), 3188 tons. Cargo: Steel. Crew: 30. Crew lost: 25
12 February 1940
Grid AN41
11:54 hours SS Lipari (Heavy Merchant 01), 9093 tons. Cargo: Wine/Spirits. Crew: 56. Crew lost: 54
15 February 1940
11:37 hours Returned to port
38 days at sea
14 ships sunk
66467 tons
All torpedoes and 10,5cm rounds used
The weather was good most of the time. All crew performed very well.
No damages or casualties
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