[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

Started a new career in August 2019, to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years ago ...

- continued from 31 August 1940, 0955h -

1110 - Qu.1894AM - Reached forward position to the stbd. side of the convoy. New course 10°. Diving for submerged attack.

Cmdr:: "I'm a bit too far off, so, I have to submerge to T=18 and go to full speed ahead." "Battle Stations!".

Tube I is G7e, K-b/Contact Fuse, running depth 4m. Target ship is a standard steamer with tanks as upper deck cargo in Pos.3 of the outer stbd. column. The torpedo is a hit but the steamer keeps going, virtually unfazed.

Cmdr.: "Another Standard Steamer in Pos.2, had military trucks as upper deck cargo and a US-American steamer in the same column, was carrying military aircraft. So much for remaining 'neutral' ...".

I attack the previously torpedoed Large Tramp Steamer with tube II, G7e, K-b/Contact Fuse, running depth 4m. The torpedo is a hit and the steamer sinks after about 5min., by the stem. I'm running off on opposite course and then on course 325°."

1200 - Qu.1886AM - Days Run: 149.0sm - ↗ 132.2sm (15h 22') - ↘ 16.8 (8h 38')

1212- Sunrise - The stbd. Corvette has run back to the convoy. The destroyer is still on ASW search.

1240 - The V&W destroyer is running back to the convoy.

1245 - Surfaced the boat. "Dismissed from Battle Stations!"

- to be continued -

Started a new career in August 2019, to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years ago ...

- continued from 31 August 1940, 1245h -

1308 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Sunk from convoy B.HX-67: On 31.8., at 0357h, one tanker 8229ts and at 0406h one tanker 19023ts, both in Qu.1873AM. At 0659h, Ark Royal in Qu.1881AM. At 0901h, a steamer loaded with aircraft 6547ts, in Qu.1882AM. At 1149h, a large tramp steamer 6651ts, in Qu.1894AM and torpedoed a standard steamer loaded with tanks 6311ts. Many US-American tankers and steamers loaded with war material, running in convoy. No more internal eels. Heading west for loading external torpedoes and for repairs from artillery attack. 143cbm. W2/2, clear, light haze, vis.10000, >1000mb. - RST -

1339 - Incoming F.T.: RST: Your boat and its crew are the pride of Germany!" - B.d.U. -

2000 - Flak gun manned. Stopped engines. Commenced loading of external torpedoes.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.