Patrol 3 U37 IX(A) 2. Flotilla
12.jan.40.
11.07. Underway. Assigned Patrol Grid BE94.
19.jan.40.
12.03. AF47. Alarm! Aircraft.
23.jan.40.
08.10. AM33. Heavy Fog. Proceeding submerged as much as possible.
06.feb.40.
16.20. BE32. Fog has finaly cleared.
08.feb.40.
14.20. BE94. Arrive on station.
10.feb.40.
14.00. BE94. Departing grid.
Will return on a track closer to the Southern, and Western Approaches.
15.feb.40.
08.02. Radio Report.
Enemy Large Convoy. AM01. East. 7 Knots.
Full Ahead.
16.14. Patroling Western AM01. (Hoping they didn't pass).
Sound Contact. Convoy. Begin information gathering.
18.27. Fire Tubes 5 & 6 on a T2 Tanker. Daylight Submerged Attack.
18.29. Sunk T2 Tanker. Course 093. Speed 7.
2 x T1 Torpedoes.
(Only 1 Torpedo struck the target. There was second impact one minute later.)
Lead Escort is a V Class DD.
20.30. Surface. Full Ahead.
22.44. Flower Class Corvette (Rear Escort) spotted and bypassed.
16.feb.40.
00.06. Night Surface Attack. (Followed by dive).
Target = C3 Cargo. Fire Tube 3.
Course 093. Speed 7 Knots. Range 3.000 Meters.
Torpedo Impact. No sinking. Unknown if it was targeted ship.
02.30. AM29. Surface. Full Ahead.
06.35. Night Surface Attack. (Followed by dive).
Course 103. Speed 7 Knots.
Tubes 1, 2, and 4 at T3 Tanker (T2 x 3)
Tube 3 at Coastal Merchant. (T1 x 1)
06.37. T3 Tanker (11.653 GRT) sunk.
Coastal Merchant (2.044 GRT) sunk.
07.22. Begin Torpedo Reload.
08.58. All Bow Tubes Loaded.
(No reloads for my external stern tubes).
09.20. AM29. Surface. Full Ahead.
11.27. Convoy sighted.
13.15. AM02. Daylight Submerged Attack.
Course 192. Speed 7 Knots.
Fire Tubes 1,2, & 4 at C2 Cargo. (T2 x 3).
Fire Tube 3 at Coastal Merchant. (T1 x 1).
13.16. C2 Cargo (6.451 GRT) sunk.
Separate impact heard.
13.38. Small Merchant (2.338 GRT) sunk.
(Not the intended victim, but no complaints here).
15.57. Last T2 Torpedo fired at Flower Class Corvette.
He had engine trouble and could only make 1 Knot.
Had the last G7E set to Magnetic and loaded while following in the Corvettes baffles.
Attempted to put it "up her stern".
Missed.
20.40. Surface. Homeward bound.
All Torpedoes Expended (12 in all. No externals carried. No stern reloads.)
17.feb.40. 11.40. AM28. Alarm! Aircraft.
26.feb.40. 12.29. AF75.
Sound Contact. Multiple Warships. Long Range. Moving NNW.
03.mar.40. Docked at Wilhelmshaven.
Patrol Results: 5 Ships. 33.357 GRT. (All sailing in convoy).
U37 Totals: 3 Patrols. 77.741 GRT.
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