[mr chris]

My First atlantic patrol in Sept 39.

01 Sep 1939 1924 Patrol 1
U-51, U-Flotilla Wegener
Left at: September 1, 1939, 19:24
From: Kiel
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BE9606 Sep 1939 0651 AN 14 Ship sunk! M/V Agate (Large Trawler), 547 tons

07 Sep 1939
0059 AN 13 Ship sunk! M/V Kingston Cornelian (Small Trawler), 98 tons
0722 AN 11 Ship sunk! M/V Jon Olafsson (Pelagic Trawler), 927 tons

12 Sep 1939
1825 BE 36 Ship sunk! S.S. Jacksonville (Small Merchant), 1818 tons

14 Sep 1939
2121 BE 99 Ship sunk! S.S. Edge Hill (Passenger/Cargo), 2583 tons

24 Sep 1939
0233 AM 52 Ship sunk! S.S. Cahawba (Passenger/Cargo), 2578 tons
0822 AM 52 Ship sunk! S.S. Fort Hoskins (Small Merchant), 1821 tons
1020 AM 52 Ship sunk! S.S. Havsten (Small Merchant), 1822 tons
1855 AM 52 Ship sunk! M/V Canvasback (Medium Cargo), 3767 tons

26 Sep 1939
0339 AM 52 Ship sunk! S.S. Fjordaas (Coastal Freighter), 1873 tons

27 Sep 1939
0403 AM 52 Ship sunk! S.S. Missionary Ridge (Coastal Freighter), 1868 tons

29 Sep 1939
1939 AN 14 Ship sunk! S.S. Bayard (Large Merchant), 11614 tons

04 Oct 1939
0646
Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 12
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 31316 tons

All i can say it was great fun.
One must remember that every ship the real U-Boat Kpt's saw was not a monster tanker or freighter.