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VONHARRIS · 04-20-11, 03:26 AM

Patrol No 8
November 28 1940 15:13 hours
Left Lorient France with ordrers to patrol AE87 in Iceland

December 10 1940 Grid AD59
Convoy attack in bad weather
6 torpedoes fired 4 hits scored
22:32 hours Q ship sunk by luck as the torpedo was aimed at a whale factory ship
22:38 hours Medium merchant 38 sunk
Hydrophone showed one more ship hit and stopped
The escorts did not find us.

December 11 1940 Grid AD59
Came to periscope depth after reloading at 120m at 1kt.
00:30 hours Tanker 07 sunk with 2 torpedoes. The convoy has long gone.

December 17 1940 Grid AD59
05:00 hours Lone tanker 16 sunk with 2 stern shots

December 30 1940 Grid AM53
05:42 hours Enemy sloop sunk with the flak gun. Crew was allowed to abandon ship and given provisions and cigarettes.

December 31 1940 Grid AM53
02:39 hours Tugboat sunk by gunfire. Crew was agin allowed toabandon ship
05:12 hours Coastal freighter sunk by torpedoes. She was armed with a stern mounted heavy AA gun

January 1 1941 Grid AM52
Convoy attack
Starndard method of approach and attack followed
6 torpedoes fired 5 hits scored
19:52 hours Heavy merchant 01 sunk after huge explosion
19:52 hours Medium merchant 17 sunk (cut in half)
19:56 hours Heavy merchant 01 sunk after two hits

January 12 1941 some 300kms west of Lorient
15:37 hours heavy rain
U-505 surprised on the surface by a British Town class DD. Hiw first shells fell short only to raise water form the surface.
U-505 crash dived under fire.
The DD steamed on U-505 position. The first DC attack was well aft of the Uboat.
Hydrophones showed two more contacts: The DD was escoting two merchants.
The DD lost contact after his attack so U-505 dared to go to periscope depth to attack. A small merchant and a medium cargo were zigzagging at slow speed. 2 TIs fired , one at each ship but both missed. The DD was looking at the wrong place and U-505 had two more torpedoes left. Both were fired at the medium cargo , hit and exploded but she went on.
The DD was in the dark and U-505 dived to 100m and escaped.

January 14 1941 19:37 hours
Docked at Lorient France
48 days at sea
10 ships sunk
49762 tons sent to the bottom
223 men killed
1 narrow escape.

04-20-11, 03:26 AM	#2365
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	U-505 IXC update Patrol No 8 November 28 1940 15:13 hours Left Lorient France with ordrers to patrol AE87 in Iceland December 10 1940 Grid AD59 Convoy attack in bad weather 6 torpedoes fired 4 hits scored 22:32 hours Q ship sunk by luck as the torpedo was aimed at a whale factory ship 22:38 hours Medium merchant 38 sunk Hydrophone showed one more ship hit and stopped The escorts did not find us. December 11 1940 Grid AD59 Came to periscope depth after reloading at 120m at 1kt. 00:30 hours Tanker 07 sunk with 2 torpedoes. The convoy has long gone. December 17 1940 Grid AD59 05:00 hours Lone tanker 16 sunk with 2 stern shots December 30 1940 Grid AM53 05:42 hours Enemy sloop sunk with the flak gun. Crew was allowed to abandon ship and given provisions and cigarettes. December 31 1940 Grid AM53 02:39 hours Tugboat sunk by gunfire. Crew was agin allowed toabandon ship 05:12 hours Coastal freighter sunk by torpedoes. She was armed with a stern mounted heavy AA gun January 1 1941 Grid AM52 Convoy attack Starndard method of approach and attack followed 6 torpedoes fired 5 hits scored 19:52 hours Heavy merchant 01 sunk after huge explosion 19:52 hours Medium merchant 17 sunk (cut in half) 19:56 hours Heavy merchant 01 sunk after two hits January 12 1941 some 300kms west of Lorient 15:37 hours heavy rain U-505 surprised on the surface by a British Town class DD. Hiw first shells fell short only to raise water form the surface. U-505 crash dived under fire. The DD steamed on U-505 position. The first DC attack was well aft of the Uboat. Hydrophones showed two more contacts: The DD was escoting two merchants. The DD lost contact after his attack so U-505 dared to go to periscope depth to attack. A small merchant and a medium cargo were zigzagging at slow speed. 2 TIs fired , one at each ship but both missed. The DD was looking at the wrong place and U-505 had two more torpedoes left. Both were fired at the medium cargo , hit and exploded but she went on. The DD was in the dark and U-505 dived to 100m and escaped. January 14 1941 19:37 hours Docked at Lorient France 48 days at sea 10 ships sunk 49762 tons sent to the bottom 223 men killed 1 narrow escape. Last edited by VONHARRIS; 04-20-11 at 03:50 AM.