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Old 07-23-11, 12:30 AM   #3013
VONHARRIS
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Default U-102 VIIB New career

01 September 1939
U-102 VIIB after having completed her shakedown patrol was ready to start her first war patrol
20:12 hours U-102 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Kaleun von Harris. Orders were to patrol grid AM19

19 September 1939
The war had started.
Grid AM52
07:51 hours Ship seen
07:54 hours Positive ID: Passenger/cargo with tanks on deck
08:03 hours Ship sunk after 20 88mm rounds

24 September 1939
Grid AM52
13:39 hours Ship seen
13:43 hours Positive ID: Tramp steamer
14:02 hours Ship sunk after 16 88mm rounds

25 September 1939
Grid AM52
06:15 hours Ship seen - positive ID: Large merchant
06:41 hours Ship sunk after 57 88mm rounds
09:19 hours Ship seen - Positive ID: Medium merchant 30
10:24 hours Ship sunk after 47 88mm rounds

27 September 1939
Grid AM02
18:28 hours Ship seen - positve ID medium merchant 06
18:29 hours Dived to PD
18:51 hours 1 TI (bow) fired
18:52 hours Impact - surfaced to finish off target
18:53 hours Opened fire with deck gun from 650m
18:56 hours Ship sunk after 24 88mm rounds

01 October 1939
Grid AM52
05:36 hours Ship seen
05:37 hours Positive ID: Fishing trawler - dived to PD to avoid detection
08:31 hours Surfaced
23:18 hours Ship seen
23:26 hours Positive ID :Small merchant
02 October 1939
00:09 hours Opened fire
00:11 hours Ship sunk after 21 88mm rounds
22:48 hours Ship seen
22:49 hours Positive ID: Medium merchant 01 - dived to PD
23:05 hours 2 TI (bow) fired
23:07 hours Impacts
23:10 hours Surfaced to finish off target
23:11 hours Ship sunk after 2 88mm rounds

04 October 1939
Grid AM52
05:14 hours Ship seen
05:16 hours Positive ID: medium merchant 02 - dived to PD
05:29 hours 2 TI (bow) fired - impacts
05:30 hours Surfaced to use deck gun
05:33 hours Ship sunk after 18 88mm rounds

06 October 1939
Grid AM52
19:25 hours Moving to intercept convoy
20:31 hours Sound contact made
20:53 hours Attack from within the convoy - 1 TI(bow) + 1 TI(stern) fired
20:54 hours Impact - coastal freighter sunk
20:55 hours Impact - Tramp streamer sunk
21:04 hours 2 TI (bow) fired
21:05 hours Impact - medium merchant 06 sunk
21:09 hours 1 TI (bow) fired - impact at large merchant
Escaped undetected

08 October 1939
Grid AM34
14:10 hours Aircraft seen - engaged
14:12 hours Avro Anson shot down

11 October 1939
15:43 hours U-102 docked at Wilhelmshaven
41 days at sea
11 ships sunk
48912 tons
1 aircraft
No damages or casualties

U-23 had completed her second patrol already with good results
Kaluen Snestorm will take command of U-109 IXB after leaving U-56 IIC. It was about time.
U-103 had succesfully attacked a convoy and now she is preparing for a second run.





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