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6/25/1940 AM 1581 North Atlantic 10th day at sea

U-48 have has been on a role, 24 hrs after leaving port U-48 arrived off the British East Coast and began her work, a small 2 ship convoy was sighted in the and with artillery she sent the vessels to the bottom. They were the British freighter ALLISON 4,921 grt loaded with general cargo from Karachi-London and the small tanker BRITISH HUNT 3,502 grt loaded with 3,500 tons of fuel from Aden-London 2 days later she sank 2 small fishing boats. FISHING BOAT. No.4 91 grt and COASTAL BOAT No.21 92 grt.

Kplt.z.S Hartmann decided to move towards Blackness Bay and Firth of Forth here in a spectacular raid she sank with torpedoes and artillery 3 destroyers, 1 motor torpedo boat, 3 fishing vessels, and 3 small freighters for 8,497 grt while escaping she was attacked by 8-10 aircraft one a Hurricane Mk.I Fighter was downed and her pilot taken prisoner the amount of tonnage sunk isn’t spectacular what was is the amount of warships the British had to converge on the area leaving other areas devoid of harbor defense. She headed off towards the Norwegian Sea and broke through the Atlantic via the Iceland-Faroes Passage and on the 23rd she sank the British merchant ship AGUSTUS 2,428 grt.

On the 25th B.d.U. Ordered Hartmann to make for Ferrol, Spain to resupply from Ship No.42.