from: r. Hessler - skipper of U65.
Five days following convoy battle on march 25th, an aircraft is spotted nr grid am2. Was a kingfisher...shot it down for first air kill of career for both kaluen and crew
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Later same day a routine dive reveals sound contact. Is a merchant at long range. Das boot iks turned to chase merchant. Into firing position an hr later. 1x g7a is launched and finds targer....seemingly little effect.
Thjirty mins elapse and target observed listing and bow submerging occasionally. DB surfaced and merchant sunk by deck gun. Light damages recieved via small arms from unseen passing elco. Submerged to deep depth of one hundred meters.
Later resurfaced in clear waters..
Next three days uneventful.
29th march six am
radio report from vIIc who in contact with lg convoy some thirty miles N/E of our position. Intercept from this position very good...
By seven am in contact with convoy. Volleys of torpedoes launched in fifteen mins between 07:45 and 8am. Three separate ships hit. One empire type observed secondary explosions. Three sinking sounds possibly more heard via hydrophne and in central command area.
Escort passes overhead drops D/C. No damages on DB.
Are continuing to evade escorts. Suspect large total tonnage this patrol. Morre details to be released soon as necessary and once convoy escorts are escaped from.
ends....
Signed R Hessler
Kptltnt of U65