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U-29, VIIB
2. Flottilla, Wilhelmshaven
Lt Willy Schröter
Orders: Patrol grid BE35
Departure: 25.9.1941 Wilhelmshaven


3.9.1939 1147 BF1636 SO 9 m/s, cloudy, sea 5, medium visibility. Two torpedoboats course east speed fast.

1315 BF1634 An 11000 GRT merchant course 25 speed 9 sunk. A submerged shot from 1000 meters, MZ 10 meters. Shot when the aob was still stb 45 in order to give the magnetic pistol more time to react. There was no visible impact on the ship, so another torpedo was launched with an AZ pistol setting. This torpedo missed because the ship had slowed down from the first hit. Finished the ship with deck gun fire. Six G7e and four G7a torpedoes left inside the boat, 2 G7a's in outside storage. Fuel 81 tonnes.

3.9.1939 2104 BF1648 SO 9 m/s, cloudy, sea 5, medium visibility. New orders received. Patrol grid BE35.

4.9.1939 1120 BF1499 S 9 m/s, cloudy, sea 5, low visibility. Contact report received. A single merchant course ONO medium speed at grid BF1491.

1248 BF1467 A 4500 GRT tanker course course 30 speed medium sunk with gun fire.

1645 BF1491 A 5500 GRT merchant and a 12000 GRT tanker sunk course 85 speed 10 knots. A perpendicular submerged shot, MZ 10 meters and MZ 11 meters. No hits. One AZ 3 meters hit. Ships sunk by deck gun fire. Starboard diesel damaged by high revolutions per minute. Repairing. Loading torpedoes. Four G7e and three G7a torpedoes inside the boat. Two G7a outside. Fuel 79 tonnes.

2145 BF1457 Starboard diesel engine repaired.

5.9.1939 0330 BE3669 Contact report received. A single merchant course O slow speed at grid BE3663. Intercepting, course 316 speed 14 knots.

0427 BE3668 A 1900 GRT merchant course 275 speed 7 knots sunk by deck gun fire.

1730 BE3596 WSW 5 m/s, clear, sea 4, medium visibility. An American 12000 GRT tanker inspected. No contraband.

8.9.1939 0148 BE3517 S 11 m/s, clear, sea 6, good visibility. Contact report received. A single merchant course O slow speed at grid BE3573. Intercepting, course 115 speed 15 knots.

0530 BE3555 S 12 m/s, very cloudy, sea 7, poor visibility. A 1800 GRT merchant course 82 speed 7 knots sunk with a G7e torpedo AZ 3 meters perpendicular shot. Finished with deck gun fire.

12.9.1939 1736 BE3655 wind Ost 15 m/s, clear, sea 7, medium visibility One G7e AZ 4 meters launched at a 1800 GRT merchant course 88 speed 6. Perpendicular shot from 650 meters. The torpedo exploded on the surface nowhere near the target. Moderate waves might have had an effect. Four G7a's and 2 G7e's left. Fuel 63 tonnes. Provisions low. Started return trip to port via Orkneys and Shetlands.

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