U-503 IXC
03 February 1942
12:10 hours U-503 left Lorient for her second US East Coast sortie
06 February 1942
Grid BB96
16:35 hours 2 bow shots submerged at large merchant
16:39 hours Surfaced to finish the fataly wounded ship
16:40 hours Opened fire - range 3500m
16:41 hours Return fire but way off
16:47 hours SS City of Madras (Large Merchant), 9942 tons. Cargo: Foodstuffs. Crew: 107. Crew lost: 59
17:00 hours Wind 2m/s - moving externals
19:10 hours Completed
11 February 1942
Grid BD99
14:42 hours Tanker 13, 10490 tons (unidentified) - submerged attack - 2 bow + 2 stern shots
13 February 1942
Grid BD88
06:14 hours Wind 0m/s - moving externals
10:24 hours Completed
23 February 1942
Grid CB29
04:53 hours MV Wanaka (Passenger/Cargo), 2423 tons. Cargo: Passengers. Crew: 189. Crew lost: 66 - submerged attack - 2 bow + 2 stren shots.
26 February 1942
Grid CA64
15:36 hours Warship seen bearing 037 - dived to PD
17:44 hours Surfaced
29 February 1942
Grid CA81
00:45 hours MV Hickory Brook (Medium Merchant 15), 6075 tons. Cargo: Timber. Crew: 77. Crew lost: 13 - submerged attack - 2 bow shots
Grid CA73
10:19 hours Reached patrol area
13:27 hours MV Grangetoft (Coastal Tanker), 1234 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 21. Crew lost: 10 - submerged attack - 1 stern shot
19:37 hours MV Nacella (Motor Tanker), 9791 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 57. Crew lost: 33 - submerged attack - 4 bow + 1 stern shot
01 March 1942
Grid CA73
08:35 hours SS Sea Phoenix (Large Cargo type C3) , 8868 tons. Cargo: Military Vehicles. Crew: 42. Crew lost: 26 - submerged attack - 4 bow shots - all torpedoes expended
27 March 1942
13:13 hours Docked at Lorient.
During the return trip several contacts were avoided by diving to PD and crash dives due to aircraft presence.
53 days at sea
7 ships sunk
48823 tons
No casualties or damages
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