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02-15-11, 06:33 AM

Patrol 11
Departed Lorient on 16.dec.42, with our new Metox radar detector.

BE63 21.dec.42 2005 "Detecting radar signals".
Crash dived in anticipation of an air attack. Wrong.
Sound reported 3 warships coming at us fast.
After leveling off at 70 meters, we managed to crawl down to 99 meters.
It took about 1½ hours to put them a reasonable distance astern of us.
They pinged, dropped DC, and groped for us, but never realy got a good fix on us.
Credit where credit is due. Metox saved our cans. By the time they arrived on the scene our stern was pointed toward them at a 35 degree angle and we were turning 90 RPM on the shaft. Eventualy a fourth warship showed up and it was about 4 hours in all before we dared surface.

We were allowed to remain surfaced until 0305, when "Detecting radar" was again heard.
Crash dived again and survived an air attack. Thanks, Metox.

BE62 23.dec.42 0259 While traveling submerged, to avoid aircraft, we got a sound contact. Merchant. Moving slow. Closing. At 0356 we made a night surface attack with the stern tubes at 1000 meters (T3 Tanker. USA flagged. Armed). Both torpedoes found their mark as we were diving and taking up his course (066 - 6 knots).
He went dead in the water as tubes 5 & 6 were being reloaded. We came up for one more stern shot, which I had to take while turning at 2 knots. It hit, and he went down for 11.653 GRT.

We continued on course 270, since departing Lorient, to grid BD43 on 1.jan.43. There we turned to 144 which will take us onward to our patrol grid, should we survive. EE74 is what BDU assigned us. Our target destination lies less than 100 miles from the enemy base at Port Of Spain. Gateway to The Carribean Sea. Traffic wise it's a great grid, but one has to wonder if U64 will ever see Lorient again.

02-15-11, 06:33 AM	#2154
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	U64 IXB 2.jan.43 Patrol 11 Departed Lorient on 16.dec.42, with our new Metox radar detector. BE63 21.dec.42 2005 "Detecting radar signals". Crash dived in anticipation of an air attack. Wrong. Sound reported 3 warships coming at us fast. After leveling off at 70 meters, we managed to crawl down to 99 meters. It took about 1½ hours to put them a reasonable distance astern of us. They pinged, dropped DC, and groped for us, but never realy got a good fix on us. Credit where credit is due. Metox saved our cans. By the time they arrived on the scene our stern was pointed toward them at a 35 degree angle and we were turning 90 RPM on the shaft. Eventualy a fourth warship showed up and it was about 4 hours in all before we dared surface. We were allowed to remain surfaced until 0305, when "Detecting radar" was again heard. Crash dived again and survived an air attack. Thanks, Metox. BE62 23.dec.42 0259 While traveling submerged, to avoid aircraft, we got a sound contact. Merchant. Moving slow. Closing. At 0356 we made a night surface attack with the stern tubes at 1000 meters (T3 Tanker. USA flagged. Armed). Both torpedoes found their mark as we were diving and taking up his course (066 - 6 knots). He went dead in the water as tubes 5 & 6 were being reloaded. We came up for one more stern shot, which I had to take while turning at 2 knots. It hit, and he went down for 11.653 GRT. We continued on course 270, since departing Lorient, to grid BD43 on 1.jan.43. There we turned to 144 which will take us onward to our patrol grid, should we survive. EE74 is what BDU assigned us. Our target destination lies less than 100 miles from the enemy base at Port Of Spain. Gateway to The Carribean Sea. Traffic wise it's a great grid, but one has to wonder if U64 will ever see Lorient again.