Good news from U-23 (no TC patrol)

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Hello fellow Kaleuns.

The crew of U-23 is proud to announce that it sunk its first ship in their real time patrol (no TC). Exactly 84 hours after leaving Wilhelmshaven on November 1st 1939 our sonar officer confirmed a contact we were notified by BdU. A mercheant at the eastern British coast, 100km off Hartlepool.

I quickly decided to set an intercept course, finding a 2000 ton small freighter sailing under the British flag. Not the best one can hope for but neither the worst. I did not doubt it was a British ship, which was confirmed soon enough after we made visual contact (due to some fog sight was limited to about 4km).



To make it short - all went according to plan; we got of a shot from our bow in a perfect position about 800 meters away. A single torpedo that sunk her within a few minutes.






We made sure the surviving crew was supplied with the necessary goods to make it to the coast and then departed.



Not very spectectular but after 80 hours in the Nordsee without a single sighting this sure was fun for us all and rose our spirits. We are proceeding up the English coast around Scapa Flow to our designated patrol grid in the Atlantic.

Happy hunting fellow Kaleuns!

Wilhelm Bosch U-23 out.