Captains Log. Hans von Beehan Commanding U-48, VIIB

[HansVonBeehan]

CAPTAIN'S LOG

Patrol 1.

08 Sep 1940- 1803
Patrol 1
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: September 8, 1940, 18:03
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM23
09 Sep 1940
1323 BF18 Ship sunk! S.S. Breñas (Coastal Merchant), 1992 tons

10 Sep 1940
0233 BE36 Ship sunk! M/V Mormacgulf (II) (C3 Cargo), 7901 tons

0234 BE36 Ship sunk! S.S. Athelempress (Small Merchant), 2404 tons

15 Sep 1940
1512 BF18 Ship sunk! S.S. Empire Thunder (Small Merchant), 2405 tons

16 Sep 1940
0930 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 4
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 14702 tons

Patrol 2.

14 Oct 1940- 2239
Patrol 2
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: October 14, 1940, 22:39
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM32
15 Oct 1940
1307 BF16 Ship sunk! S.S. Esso Springfield (Small Merchant), 2829 tons
1515 BF15 Ship sunk! M/V Barnes (II) (C3 Cargo), 6714 tons
18 Oct 1940
1445 AM32 Ship sunk! M/V Neleus (C2 Cargo), 3968 tons
22 Oct 1940
1518 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 3
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 13511 tons

Patrol 3.

19 Nov 1940 -0137
Patrol 3
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: November 19, 1940, 01:37
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BF15
21 Nov 1940
0818 BF15 Ship sunk! S.S. Tate completed (Coastal Merchant), 2531 tons
22 Nov 1940
1329 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 1
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 2531 tons

Patrol 4.

20 Dec 1940-0858
Patrol 4
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: December 20, 1940, 08:58
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AN52
30 Dec 1940
0316 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 0
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 0 tons


Patrol 5.

27 Jan 1941-1606
Patrol 5
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: January 27, 1941, 16:06
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AL36
28 Jan 1941
1803 AM87 Ship sunk! Trawler, 101 tons
01 Feb 1941
1313 AM76 Ship sunk! S.S. James Island (Small Merchant), 3416 tons
03 Feb 1941
0118 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 2
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 3517 tons


Patrol 6.

03 Mar 1941-1603
Patrol 6
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: March 3, 1941, 16:03
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BE31
07 Mar 1941
1120 BF18 Ship sunk! M/V Clan Farquhar (C3 Cargo), 6724 tons
1346 BF18 Ship sunk! M/V Baharistan (C2 Cargo), 4192 tons
08 Mar 1941
0537 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 2
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 10916 tons


Patrol 7.

05 Apr 1941-1446
Patrol 7
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: April 5, 1941, 14:46
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid AM71
06 Apr 1941
0219 BF19 Ship sunk! M/V Duke of Athens (C2 Cargo), 5309 tons
07 Apr 1941
1002 AM71 Ship sunk! S.S. Goodhue (Small Merchant), 3832 tons
1008 AM71 Ship sunk! M/V South Mountain (T2 Tanker), 8941 tons
1009 AM71 Ship sunk! M/V Groix (C3 Cargo), 5237 tons
1010 AM71 Ship sunk! S.S. British Splendour (Coastal Merchant),2885 tons
1016 AM71 Ship sunk! M/V Exanthia (C2 Cargo), 5311 tons
10 Apr 1941
1151 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 6
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 31515 tons



Patrol 8

08 May 1941-2112
Patrol 8
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: May 8, 1941, 21:12
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid BF17
11 May 1941
0731 BF17 Ship sunk! S.S. Empire Moose (Coastal Merchant),2709 tons
1048BF17 Ship sunk! M/V Defiance (C2 Cargo), 4821 tons
12 May 1941
2328 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 2
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 7530 tons



Patrol 9.

09 Jun 1941-2240
Patrol 9
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: June 9, 1941, 22:40
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid CF61
10 Jun 1941
1502 BF42 Ship sunk! M/V City of Baroda (C3 Cargo),5427 tons
2233 BF44 Ship sunk! S.S. Ramsay (Coastal Merchant), 2754 tons
16 Jun 1941
0320 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 2
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 8181 tons


Patrol 10.

14 Jul 1941-0005
Patrol 10
U-48, 1st Flotilla
Left at: July 14, 1941, 00:05
From: Brest
Mission Orders: Patrol grid CG77
23 Jul 1941
0744 BF19 Ship sunk! S.S. Louise Moller (Small Merchant), 3753 tons
1235 BF42 Ship sunk! M/V Maloja (C3 Cargo), 5185 tons
24 Jul 1941
1446 Patrol results
Crew losses: 0
Ships sunk: 2
Aircraft destroyed: 0
Patrol tonage: 8938 tons

the Next 10 are coming ASAP.! - as I have work now.