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VONHARRIS · 03-31-11, 04:31 PM

Our 1st combat patrol with U-110 begun on December 1st 1939 when we left Wilhelmshaven with orders to patrol Grid BF44.

We found our first target on December 5 1939 at 17:45 hours
A cosstal freighter at AN14. U-110 dived and took an attack position to fire tube No5. Calulactions were made and torpedo los. Our very first torpedo attack and it was a dud. This was not a good sign for the patrol. Immediately No6 was fired and this time the target ship blew up.

December 6 1939 00:46 a medium merchant was spotted by the IWO. The weather favored a surface attack and two TIs were fired. BOOM down she went.

December 7 1939 00:05 a passenger/cargo ship was spotted. My XO said to leave her alone reminding me the legend of the unsinkable passenger/cargo. I refused. A submerged attack with tubes 5 and 6 was set up. The result busted the myth.
We hadn't finished cheering and the soundman went crazy: Multiple contacts all warships bearing 180 closing.
We dived at 80m and waited for at least 3 hours. As no sound contacts were heard and a quick periscope swap showed nothing we surfaced and continued.

December 15 1939 22:20 hours a coastal freighter crossed our path as she came out of nowhere at 2000m. A surface attack was prepared and launched. At that time a watchman shouted: SCHIFF GESICHTED. It was a small tanker tailing the freighter. The torpedo hit the freighter but she went on. Two more TIs were fired at the tanker setting her on fire. An explosion and ...
The other ship was still moving with her bow in the water.
She sunk 45 minutes later

December 26 1939 15:15 (a day after Christmas) We found our first convoy in 15 m/s winds rain and heavy fog. All six tubes fired using only hydrophones and we were lucky. 5 hits were scored and two ships sunk.
It was then that the LI noticed the fuel level,it was lower than it should have been. All this cruising in bad weather has costed us enormous quantity of fuel.
After the convoy was well away we surfaced and set course for home.

The return passage was uneventful and we docked on January 3 1940 at 11:31 hours having celebreted New Years Eve at sea.
We had sunk 7 ships for 17430grt.
Now it was time to rest and run a diagostics on both diesels.

03-31-11, 04:31 PM	#2324
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	U-110 IXB Our 1st combat patrol with U-110 begun on December 1st 1939 when we left Wilhelmshaven with orders to patrol Grid BF44. We found our first target on December 5 1939 at 17:45 hours A cosstal freighter at AN14. U-110 dived and took an attack position to fire tube No5. Calulactions were made and torpedo los. Our very first torpedo attack and it was a dud. This was not a good sign for the patrol. Immediately No6 was fired and this time the target ship blew up. December 6 1939 00:46 a medium merchant was spotted by the IWO. The weather favored a surface attack and two TIs were fired. BOOM down she went. December 7 1939 00:05 a passenger/cargo ship was spotted. My XO said to leave her alone reminding me the legend of the unsinkable passenger/cargo. I refused. A submerged attack with tubes 5 and 6 was set up. The result busted the myth. We hadn't finished cheering and the soundman went crazy: Multiple contacts all warships bearing 180 closing. We dived at 80m and waited for at least 3 hours. As no sound contacts were heard and a quick periscope swap showed nothing we surfaced and continued. December 15 1939 22:20 hours a coastal freighter crossed our path as she came out of nowhere at 2000m. A surface attack was prepared and launched. At that time a watchman shouted: SCHIFF GESICHTED. It was a small tanker tailing the freighter. The torpedo hit the freighter but she went on. Two more TIs were fired at the tanker setting her on fire. An explosion and ... The other ship was still moving with her bow in the water. She sunk 45 minutes later December 26 1939 15:15 (a day after Christmas) We found our first convoy in 15 m/s winds rain and heavy fog. All six tubes fired using only hydrophones and we were lucky. 5 hits were scored and two ships sunk. It was then that the LI noticed the fuel level,it was lower than it should have been. All this cruising in bad weather has costed us enormous quantity of fuel. After the convoy was well away we surfaced and set course for home. The return passage was uneventful and we docked on January 3 1940 at 11:31 hours having celebreted New Years Eve at sea. We had sunk 7 ships for 17430grt. Now it was time to rest and run a diagostics on both diesels.