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Old 12-07-11, 01:35 AM   #3865
VONHARRIS
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Default U-503 IXC

10 October 1942
12:01 hours Patrol start

05 November 1942
Grid DC87
08:35 hours Reached patrol area

12 November 1942
Grid DM19
20:02 hours SS Isac (Tramp Steamer), 1719 tons. Cargo: Sulfur. Crew: 31. Crew lost: 29 - submerged attack - 1 bow shot
20:08 hours SS Krasnoe Znamya (Tramp Steamer), 1720 tons. Cargo: Wine/Spirits. Crew: 30. Crew lost: 0 - submerged - 1 bow shot + 16 105mm rounds from 3400m
20:24 hours Radar warning - crash dive
23:33 hours Surfaced

13 November 1942
Grid DM19
02:56 hours USS Natrona APA-214 (Attack cargo ship 1), 7690 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 245. Crew lost: 83 - submerged - 3 bow shots
03:03 hours SS Norton (Ore Carrier), 8108 tons. Cargo: Military Stores. Crew: 99. Crew lost: 77 - submerged - 1 bow + 2 stern shots
10:00 hours Radar warning - crash dive
14:44 hours Warship sound bearing 357 - closing - depth 100m
14 Novenber 1942
00:23 hours Surfaced

15 November 1942
Grid DM26
01:09 hours SS Thorshammer (Converted Whale Factory Ship), 12016 tons. Cargo: Crude Oil. Crew: 88. Crew lost: 76 - submerged - 4 bow shots
07:04 hours Glen Albyn (Small Fishing Boat), 124 tons. Crew: 7. Crew lost: 4 - sunk by flak gunfire - 200 20mm rounds
07:32 hours MV Audacity (Coastal Freighter), 1869 tons. Cargo: Trucks. Crew: 30. Crew lost: 18 - submerged - 1 stern shot
22:40 hours Radar warning - crash dive
16 November 1942
01:37 hours Surfaced
Grid DN11
18:35 hours 1m/s winds - moving externals
23:15 hours Completed

18 November 1942
Grid DM23
06:32 hours SS Oldham (Heavy Merchant 02), 7040 tons. Cargo:Explosives. Crew: 50. Crew lost: 25 - 2 bow + 2 stern shots
11:17 hours HMS Silvio (Medium Merchant 15), 6075 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 45. Crew lost: 5 - submerged - 2 bow shots + 12 105mm rounds from 3400m
2 bow + 1 stern torpedoes remain - start return trip
Map of operations


13 December 1942
05:36 hours Docked at Lorient
65 days at sea
9 ships sunk
46431 tons
No damages or casualties




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