Oblt. z. S. Lukas Jungman
2nd Fleet / Type VIIB / Patrol 2
Reporting 20 nm west off the coast of Ireland enroute to BF13
Oct 19, 1939
Calm seas, provisions good (were out of fresh fruit), morale high, diesel down to 55%
Sunk 5 merchants totalling roughly 13500 tons (3 British and 2 French)
Other events:
Attempted to infiltrate Channel at night..failed and was pushed back. Took the northern route by Scapa Flow.
Raided by air defences 3 times and depthcharged. No damage, no casualties.
All good til now. God help us!
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