[Slick Rick]

Well....after being assigned a patrol area very near Gibralter...I decided to sail into port and see what was what.....Plenty of targets moored to the docks ....I put three fish into a South hampton and Dido light cruiser... both....neither sunk....hardly even listed as I limped out of there.....I did manage to sink a large and medium cargo ship so it wasnt a total loss....but no where near worth the risk we took getting in there...they managed to bang me up a bit on the exit....lost both the attack and observation periscopes...and the flak gun as well.....had a hell of a time getting a leak under control in the forward torpedo bay....couldnt hold the boat trimmed without flank speed.....but I managed to sneak away....and on the way out was harrassed by what seemed like an unending supply of PT boats.....anyway....I think I will pass on the next opportunity to pay them a visit....too damned risky.....my ninth patrol almost turned out to be my last...