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klh · 05-27-20, 01:56 PM

After celebrating the New Year, U-45 departed Wilhelmshaven with her full complement of crew on the 5th of January 1940.

We took the northern route to our patrol area BE59 in high seas and poor visibility. Encountered a convoy south of the Faroe Islands, and managed to get firing solutions on two merchants before seeing their Norwegian flags. Both ships were running dark, so perhaps we should have attacked anyway.

After reaching our assigned patrol, U-45 sunk a total of five British merchants in calm seas and clear skies using a combination of torpedoes and the deck gun. None were in a convoy.

Weather again turned bad, and despite intercepting a large convoy and getting inside the destroyer screen, scored no hits with five shots. Returned to base with only one torpedo remaining in the aft tube.

Docked in Wilhelmshaven on 7th of February 1940 with a score of five merchants totalling 23000 tonnes.

Kapitänleutnant Hähl, U-45

05-27-20, 01:56 PM	#5467
klh Ensign Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 221 Downloads: 200 Uploads: 0	KTB-5 U-45 (klh) After celebrating the New Year, U-45 departed Wilhelmshaven with her full complement of crew on the 5th of January 1940. We took the northern route to our patrol area BE59 in high seas and poor visibility. Encountered a convoy south of the Faroe Islands, and managed to get firing solutions on two merchants before seeing their Norwegian flags. Both ships were running dark, so perhaps we should have attacked anyway. After reaching our assigned patrol, U-45 sunk a total of five British merchants in calm seas and clear skies using a combination of torpedoes and the deck gun. None were in a convoy. Weather again turned bad, and despite intercepting a large convoy and getting inside the destroyer screen, scored no hits with five shots. Returned to base with only one torpedo remaining in the aft tube. Docked in Wilhelmshaven on 7th of February 1940 with a score of five merchants totalling 23000 tonnes. Kapitänleutnant Hähl, U-45 Last edited by klh; 05-27-20 at 03:33 PM.