Latest casualty of the war - U-94 sunk

[Paul Riley]

Last entry from U-94

Nov 2nd 1942
Day 3 at sea
1160km west of France,recently escaped the bay of Biscay without harm.
During the night bumped into an Escort Carrier (no radar warning whatsoever) heading our way (first encounter with this type of ship).Forced under and prepared for a front on engagement,however multiple WSs heard in the area converging on our spot.Possible convoy/taskforce heading south,unsure.Forced to dive at high speed due to proximity of WSs to our position,detected immediately,carried on at high speed,reached 40m or so,WSs directly above us,DCs dropped,huge blasts erupted all around us,boat shaking violently,taking on major flooding,stern planes and aft torpedo tube destroyed,130m,blew half comp air,reached 100m still sinking,DCs fading slightly,major effort to stop flooding,approx 16mins to secure floo.....................