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Patrol 6
U-64 IX, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: January 31, 1940, 23:48
From: Wilhelmshaven
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BE29


Clear Weather - Caught a small Freighter alone used Deck gun

SS Crawford Ellis (Small Freighter), 2228 tons. Cargo: Coffee. Crew: 23. Crew lost: 14


Clear night A&B Class slowly patrolling channel too good of a chance to pass up, hit with one of 2 eels fired

HMS Acasta (A&B classes), 1350 tons. Crew: 146. Crew lost: 18


Clear night/full moon lone merchant both eels hit aft of main stack


SS Empire Ability (Large Merchant), 10616 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 57. Crew lost: 27

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Foul Weather/heavy seas/driving rain/poor visibility

Ran into convoy barely able to make out two Large merchants

for firing solution Fired 4 eels 2 at each merchant

Hit 1st ship

SS Clan Urquhart (Large Merchant), 10618 tons. Cargo: Explosives. Crew: 63. Crew lost: 22
Completely missed 2nd merchant - both eels hit ship coming out of heavy rain.

SS Bradfyne (Granville-type Freighter), 4707 tons. Cargo: General Cargo. Crew: 89. Crew lost: 63
Turn a 180 and fired rear tubes at 2nd merchant both missed and hit another ship - Dove deep and lost DD's in squall

SS Talthybius (Ore Carrier), 8083 tons. Cargo: Phosphates. Crew: 60. Crew lost: 58


Able to find convoy again fired all bow tubes at two targets and dove deep,

SS Menelaus (Large Merchant), 10617 tons. Cargo: Machinery. Crew: 95. Crew lost: 47
SS Empire Housman (Empire-type Freighter), 6780 tons. Cargo: Mail/Packages. Crew: 35. Crew lost: 35

Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 8
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonnage: 54999 tons