GWX 2.0 Action Reports

Brag · 12-20-07, 03:16 PM

GWX 2.0 Kaleuns
File your action reports here!

U-52, Balz
11 November 1939. AM2877 intercepted large convoy, sank Rodney.
18 November 1939 BE6733 stalked and sank M.Modern tanker in fog.
19 November 1939 BE6484 attacked medium convoy, sank medium freighter
20 November 1939 BE6434 attacked convoy again, sank Granville Freighter.
So far, 4 torpedoes failed to explode, one missed. Returning to base, ETA 06 - 08 December.

BulSoldier · 12-20-07, 03:19 PM

"11 November 1939. AM2877 intercepted large convoy, sank Rodney"

another hard blow to enemy`s morale !

Keep up the good work Kaleun Brag

papa_smurf · 12-20-07, 03:20 PM

Hmm... nice idea, will post once i've completed my 2nd patrol. (can't rememeber 1st patrol - duh!!!!)

BulSoldier · 12-20-07, 03:27 PM

If you are using sh3 commander click on change personal file(or something like that) and there is full reports on you all patrols.

Hakahura · 12-20-07, 03:42 PM

September 18th 1944.
U300 Type VIIC 41 under command of Leutnant Hans Stock completes another patrol.
It was the young Leutnant's first patrol in charge of the U300.
For an inexperieneced commander he aquited himself strongly, in a manner becoming of the Kriegsmarine.

Thankyou GWX 2.0

Ice Forge · 12-20-07, 04:27 PM

U-6 1:st Flottille (edit : was on 1st not 2nd sitting and reading about 2nd atm got a bit confused

)
Local time : 09:00 01.SEPT.39
Patrol Grid : AN44
IIA class
Kapitän : Hans Friedrich
Departure base : Kiel

((Realism 100% ( everything is checked including god eye )))

Setting out to sea using the Kiel Kanal.
Reached patrol grid 19:00 14.SEPT.39

15.SEPT.39
Merchant spotted at 1700m
Heavy fog, Heavy rain, Rough sea
Taking up hunt on merchant vessel
British Medium Cargo.

16.SEPT.39
Perfect ambush position at 1200m from vessel
calculated vessel will be infront of uboot and withing 900m range.

16.SEPT.39 01:10
Depth 13m Target speed 4kts, range to target 800m,
Tube 1 SET 8,5M, MAGNETIC, FAST.
Tube 3 SET 3,5M, IMPACT, MEDIUM.

16.SEPT.39 01:12
FIRE TUBE 3 DELAY 10 SEC FIRE TUBE 1
New depth 50M
Confirmed hit both 1&2.

16.SEPT.39 01:15
Merchant cracking ( lack of a better word ) heard ship going down.

16.SEPT.39 02:01
Surfaced for recharge of batteries and air.

16.SEPT.39 02:07
Destroyer inbound Hunt class 1200m closing
ordered dive 80m

16.SEPT.39 02:12
Depth charges dropped
Damaged conning tower and flak.
both periscopes destroyed including damaging radioantenna.
Port rudder destroyed.

16.SEPT.39 03:20
Destroyer leaving.

16.SEPT.39 03:40
Surfaced for repairs.
sent reports.
Returning to base.

Canovaro · 12-20-07, 04:29 PM

I feel like updating my webbie again :hmm:

Nerazzurri · 12-20-07, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BulSoldier

If you are using sh3 commander click on change personal file(or something like that) and there is full reports on you all patrols.

Click for available actions>update personnel file

FC Raptor · 12-20-07, 04:39 PM

U-516

28 October 1942. BB97.. Intercepted large convoy, sank HMT Aquitania.

KeptinCranky · 12-20-07, 05:18 PM

Feindfahrt 1

Leutnant z. See F. KRÜGER
U 37, Typ IX U-Flottille Saltzwedel

Ausgelaufen: Oktober 2, 1939, 19:10
Von: Wilhelmshaven
Befehle: In Planquadrat BE83 patrouillieren

06 Okt 1939
2137 AN 14 Schiff versenkt! M/V Komsomolec (Schlepper), 1128 BRT
07 Okt 1939
2306 AN 13 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Santa Maria Hills (Kleiner Frachter), 2223 BRT
08 Okt 1939
1319 AM 36 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Clan Mactavish (Trampdampfer), 1970 BRT
09 Okt 1939
0627 AM 35 Schiff versenkt! HMS Kipling (J&K Klassen), 1690 BRT
11 Okt 1939
0506 AM 52 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Fort Laramie (Küstenfrachter), 1869 BRT
1741 AM 54 Schiff versenkt! S.S. El Occidente (Küstenfrachter), 1870 BRT
14 Okt 1939
1740 BE 38 Schiff versenkt! M/V Crown Point (Tanker), 11307 BRT
1844 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Raphael Semmes (Großes Frachtschiff), 11172 BRT
1903 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! M/V King Frederick (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 3874 BRT
15 Okt 1939
0134 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! M/V Baron Ramsey (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 3873 BRT
0143 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Fort Yale (Küstenfrachter), 1874 BRT
0344 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Schenectady (Trampdampfer), 1971 BRT
16 Okt 1939
1647 BE 59 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Sea Phoebe (Kleiner Frachter), 1756 BRT
22 Okt 1939
0518 AK 96 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Baghdad (Passagier und Frachtschiff), 2426 BRT
27 Okt 1939
0916 Kontakt mit Tanker Belchen fur Nachschub

Ergebnisse
Verluste: 0
Versenkte Schiffe: 14
Zerstörte Flugzeuge: 0
Versenkte Tonnage: 49003 Tonnen

Nerazzurri · 12-21-07, 01:49 AM

Very pleased with myself

Kpt. Lehmann · 12-21-07, 02:20 AM

Looks like a lot of fun out there.

Hope to be there soon too.

Stierlitz · 12-21-07, 03:28 AM

21.12.2007

Still downloading GWX 2.0.

Stealth Hunter · 12-21-07, 03:29 AM

25 December, 1942
U-82, U-Flotilla 7
Left At: 14 November, 1942
From: Lorient
Mission Orders: Partol grid BE83
___________________________

STATUS:

Sank a Nelson Battleship at northernmost part of BE83.
Sank an Illustrious Class at northernmost part of BE83.
Damaged a Liberty Cargo ship at the middle of BE83.
Sank a Gato Class Submarine towards the far eastern part of BE81.
Damaged an Iowa Class Battleship towards the Azores (probable sinking; bulkheads detected collapsing).
__________________________________________________ ___________________

MESSAGE:

To: BdU
From: Kptlt. Eckhaart (U-82 VIIC/42)

Sunk a couple thousand tons of shipping towards grid BE83 and BE81. Heavy activity going on in that area; something is up. Got 9 torpedoes left, all tubes loaded. No damaged sustained so far on patrol; battery and fuel levels are good for now. Ammunition for deck gun and AA gun is full; food and supplies in high quantity. Expect us to be home before New Years.

By the way, Happy Christmas.

-Eckhaart

Checkmate King 2 · 12-25-07, 07:51 AM

While cruising in our 2nd cruise in the U-53 VIIB towards our patrol grid BE31, I decided to take a gamble to check out a "certain port" in England that has been known by the BdU to have a "certain" capital ship docked there in late summer, early fall, in 1939. While attempting to sneak into the harbor, around 07:30, we were able to avoid the 2-3 boats patrolling the main entrance to the south by hugging the shoreline at periscope depth. I picked out a nice spot to wait until dusk, before I made any attempt to raise my scope to see if any ships were in port.

While getting very close to my "waiting area", I received a report that we were receiving damage. Son-of-a-gun!!!; We ran into a submarine net!!! I immediately stopped the boat and sent the damage control party into action. After fixing the minor damage I received, I tried to reverse out of the net. It was no use. We were stuck!!!!!

While trying an emergency reverse, our stern starting to raise, since the bow was hooked to the net. I stopped all engines before the stern broke the surface. Next, I lowered the depth of the boat to as close as I could get to the harbor floor without hitting bottom. I then tried an emergency reverse again and I started to receive more bow damage. I had the repair crew fixing what they could. The noise from trying to get out of the net was getting louder and louder!!!! The boat started to move!!! Finally, we were free from the net but what about the patrol boats? .....Had they heard us?

Nothing!!!! The enemy still does not know we are here!!!! Boy, were we lucky!!!

Was I invincible or foolish? Only time would tell!!!

Since we had not been detected yet, I decided to run parallel to the net and try to find an opening. Lucky for us, we found the end of it less than 100 feet to the west. I continued to press on. We preceded north until we were close to one of the sea walls. I decided to raise my scope, for a quick 360 degree look, to see what was around, and then lowered it. The harbor looks almost deserted!!!! There were 1-2 small ships!!! Where are the big ones!!! I decided to do another quick look. While, scanning the harbor, I saw the same small ships I had seen the first time.........but wait what was that!!!! I spotted the mast and superstructure of a capital ship barely visible due to a dock structure blocking it. I dropped the scope and went in closer for a better look.

There she is!!!!! The HMS Hood still moored in her berth!!!!

I was able to position my U-boat so I could get a bow shot and still have the proper distance for the torpedoes to run. We fired 4 eels and registered 3 hits all in the same location. The Hood started to sink right away. With her resting on the bottom of the harbor sea floor, at her berth, the sea water didn't even touch her decks. After seeing her radar still rotating , I attempted fire another torpedo however, it just bounced off the hull. I decided I was really pushing my luck; time to get out of here!!!
We were successful in exiting the harbor, the same way we came in. Lucky for us, I had remembered to mark the location of the submarine net and its opening on the map and proceeded to exit the area.

About 20 -30 minutes after clearing the nets, I decided to raise the scope to see what the patrol boats were doing. Panic over took my face as I saw an ASW trawler less then 300 feet away and closing right on top off me (hydrophones had picked up nothing). I yelled out for ahead flank, hard to port. The trawler came right over me and dropped 3-4 DC’s. Wham!!! Wham!!! Wham!!! Next, I receive the dreaded news, “Sir we are taking on damage!” I did a quick check on the damage screen; all 4 bow tubes destroyed!!!!

For over an hour we tried to shake off repeated attacks from the trawler with a small PT type torpedo boat covering him. The trawler is slowly ripping my U-boat apart with numerous successful DC attacks in shallow water. Things are getting more and more critical my the minute as our carbon dioxide level is getting high. I need to do something. Do I attempt to surface and try to out run him or do I try to put an eel in him from aft; my single remaining working torpedo tube?

After raising the scope again, I saw that the trawler was all by himself. The PT type boat was not too far away however, I saw the PT boat must have gone to get his sister; there were two of them now heading back in my direction.

I quickly flooded the aft tube as I had gained a lock on the trawler. The seconds are going by as hours!!! I hold out on firing as long as I dare, while trying to put some distance between us. Finally, 425, 450, 460, 470, FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It wasn’t long before we heard an explosion!!!! The trawler was hit!!!! Within a minute she started to sink stern first. Lucky for us…..the PT boats don’t know where we’re at!!! Maybe we’ll be able to sneak out of here!!!!!

We made it out of the area and back to port with no more excitement.

We were very lucky!!!! The dock workers will be very busy fixing the U-53; We arrived back at home port with our hull integrity at a 52.32% !

From getting untangled from a submarine net to penetrating an enemy harbor in daylight and sinking a big capital ship; It will be a patrol I"ll never forget!!!

12-20-07, 03:16 PM	#1
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	GWX 2.0 Action Reports GWX 2.0 Kaleuns File your action reports here! U-52, Balz 11 November 1939. AM2877 intercepted large convoy, sank Rodney. 18 November 1939 BE6733 stalked and sank M.Modern tanker in fog. 19 November 1939 BE6484 attacked medium convoy, sank medium freighter 20 November 1939 BE6434 attacked convoy again, sank Granville Freighter. So far, 4 torpedoes failed to explode, one missed. Returning to base, ETA 06 - 08 December. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

12-20-07, 03:19 PM	#2
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	"11 November 1939. AM2877 intercepted large convoy, sank Rodney" another hard blow to enemy`s morale ! Keep up the good work Kaleun Brag __________________ By the hour !

12-20-07, 03:20 PM	#3
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Hmm... nice idea, will post once i've completed my 2nd patrol. (can't rememeber 1st patrol - duh!!!!) __________________

12-20-07, 03:27 PM	#4
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	If you are using sh3 commander click on change personal file(or something like that) and there is full reports on you all patrols. __________________ By the hour !

12-20-07, 03:42 PM	#5
Hakahura Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 785 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	September 18th 1944. U300 Type VIIC 41 under command of Leutnant Hans Stock completes another patrol. It was the young Leutnant's first patrol in charge of the U300. For an inexperieneced commander he aquited himself strongly, in a manner becoming of the Kriegsmarine. Thankyou GWX 2.0 __________________ Sir Humphey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO and MA. Britain's Greatest Orator, well bar that Churchill fellow.

12-20-07, 04:27 PM	#6
Ice Forge Watch Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sweden, Norrrbotten Posts: 28 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	U-6 1:st Flottille (edit : was on 1st not 2nd sitting and reading about 2nd atm got a bit confused ) Local time : 09:00 01.SEPT.39 Patrol Grid : AN44 IIA class Kapitän : Hans Friedrich Departure base : Kiel ((Realism 100% ( everything is checked including god eye ))) Setting out to sea using the Kiel Kanal. Reached patrol grid 19:00 14.SEPT.39 15.SEPT.39 Merchant spotted at 1700m Heavy fog, Heavy rain, Rough sea Taking up hunt on merchant vessel British Medium Cargo. 16.SEPT.39 Perfect ambush position at 1200m from vessel calculated vessel will be infront of uboot and withing 900m range. 16.SEPT.39 01:10 Depth 13m Target speed 4kts, range to target 800m, Tube 1 SET 8,5M, MAGNETIC, FAST. Tube 3 SET 3,5M, IMPACT, MEDIUM. 16.SEPT.39 01:12 FIRE TUBE 3 DELAY 10 SEC FIRE TUBE 1 New depth 50M Confirmed hit both 1&2. 16.SEPT.39 01:15 Merchant cracking ( lack of a better word ) heard ship going down. 16.SEPT.39 02:01 Surfaced for recharge of batteries and air. 16.SEPT.39 02:07 Destroyer inbound Hunt class 1200m closing ordered dive 80m 16.SEPT.39 02:12 Depth charges dropped Damaged conning tower and flak. both periscopes destroyed including damaging radioantenna. Port rudder destroyed. 16.SEPT.39 03:20 Destroyer leaving. 16.SEPT.39 03:40 Surfaced for repairs. sent reports. Returning to base. Last edited by Ice Forge; 12-20-07 at 04:41 PM.

12-20-07, 04:29 PM	#7
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	I feel like updating my webbie again :hmm:

12-20-07, 04:39 PM	#9
FC Raptor Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 17 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	U-516 28 October 1942. BB97.. Intercepted large convoy, sank HMT Aquitania.

12-20-07, 05:18 PM	#10
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Feindfahrt 1 Leutnant z. See F. KRÜGER U 37, Typ IX U-Flottille Saltzwedel Ausgelaufen: Oktober 2, 1939, 19:10 Von: Wilhelmshaven Befehle: In Planquadrat BE83 patrouillieren 06 Okt 1939 2137 AN 14 Schiff versenkt! M/V Komsomolec (Schlepper), 1128 BRT 07 Okt 1939 2306 AN 13 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Santa Maria Hills (Kleiner Frachter), 2223 BRT 08 Okt 1939 1319 AM 36 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Clan Mactavish (Trampdampfer), 1970 BRT 09 Okt 1939 0627 AM 35 Schiff versenkt! HMS Kipling (J&K Klassen), 1690 BRT 11 Okt 1939 0506 AM 52 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Fort Laramie (Küstenfrachter), 1869 BRT 1741 AM 54 Schiff versenkt! S.S. El Occidente (Küstenfrachter), 1870 BRT 14 Okt 1939 1740 BE 38 Schiff versenkt! M/V Crown Point (Tanker), 11307 BRT 1844 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Raphael Semmes (Großes Frachtschiff), 11172 BRT 1903 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! M/V King Frederick (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 3874 BRT 15 Okt 1939 0134 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! M/V Baron Ramsey (Mittelgroßer Frachter), 3873 BRT 0143 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Fort Yale (Küstenfrachter), 1874 BRT 0344 BE 37 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Schenectady (Trampdampfer), 1971 BRT 16 Okt 1939 1647 BE 59 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Sea Phoebe (Kleiner Frachter), 1756 BRT 22 Okt 1939 0518 AK 96 Schiff versenkt! S.S. Baghdad (Passagier und Frachtschiff), 2426 BRT 27 Okt 1939 0916 Kontakt mit Tanker Belchen fur Nachschub Ergebnisse Verluste: 0 Versenkte Schiffe: 14 Zerstörte Flugzeuge: 0 Versenkte Tonnage: 49003 Tonnen

12-21-07, 01:49 AM	#11
Nerazzurri Sonar Guy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 392 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Patrols/Ships/Tonnage - 1/11/57899 Very pleased with myself __________________ GWX v3.0 Gold, Commander v3.2. WINDOWS 10, G3258 @ 3.8Ghz, 8GB RAM, GTX 960 2Gb.

12-21-07, 02:20 AM	#12
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Looks like a lot of fun out there. Hope to be there soon too. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

12-21-07, 03:28 AM	#13
Stierlitz Loader Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lurking at PD... Posts: 86 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	21.12.2007 Still downloading GWX 2.0.

12-21-07, 03:29 AM	#14
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	25 December, 1942 U-82, U-Flotilla 7 Left At: 14 November, 1942 From: Lorient Mission Orders: Partol grid BE83 ___________________________ STATUS: Sank a Nelson Battleship at northernmost part of BE83. Sank an Illustrious Class at northernmost part of BE83. Damaged a Liberty Cargo ship at the middle of BE83. Sank a Gato Class Submarine towards the far eastern part of BE81. Damaged an Iowa Class Battleship towards the Azores (probable sinking; bulkheads detected collapsing). __________________________________________________ ___________________ MESSAGE: To: BdU From: Kptlt. Eckhaart (U-82 VIIC/42) Sunk a couple thousand tons of shipping towards grid BE83 and BE81. Heavy activity going on in that area; something is up. Got 9 torpedoes left, all tubes loaded. No damaged sustained so far on patrol; battery and fuel levels are good for now. Ammunition for deck gun and AA gun is full; food and supplies in high quantity. Expect us to be home before New Years. By the way, Happy Christmas. -Eckhaart

12-25-07, 07:51 AM	#15
Checkmate King 2 Helmsman Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 109 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	From my captain's log book of the U-53 While cruising in our 2nd cruise in the U-53 VIIB towards our patrol grid BE31, I decided to take a gamble to check out a "certain port" in England that has been known by the BdU to have a "certain" capital ship docked there in late summer, early fall, in 1939. While attempting to sneak into the harbor, around 07:30, we were able to avoid the 2-3 boats patrolling the main entrance to the south by hugging the shoreline at periscope depth. I picked out a nice spot to wait until dusk, before I made any attempt to raise my scope to see if any ships were in port. While getting very close to my "waiting area", I received a report that we were receiving damage. Son-of-a-gun!!!; We ran into a submarine net!!! I immediately stopped the boat and sent the damage control party into action. After fixing the minor damage I received, I tried to reverse out of the net. It was no use. We were stuck!!!!! While trying an emergency reverse, our stern starting to raise, since the bow was hooked to the net. I stopped all engines before the stern broke the surface. Next, I lowered the depth of the boat to as close as I could get to the harbor floor without hitting bottom. I then tried an emergency reverse again and I started to receive more bow damage. I had the repair crew fixing what they could. The noise from trying to get out of the net was getting louder and louder!!!! The boat started to move!!! Finally, we were free from the net but what about the patrol boats? .....Had they heard us? Nothing!!!! The enemy still does not know we are here!!!! Boy, were we lucky!!! Was I invincible or foolish? Only time would tell!!! Since we had not been detected yet, I decided to run parallel to the net and try to find an opening. Lucky for us, we found the end of it less than 100 feet to the west. I continued to press on. We preceded north until we were close to one of the sea walls. I decided to raise my scope, for a quick 360 degree look, to see what was around, and then lowered it. The harbor looks almost deserted!!!! There were 1-2 small ships!!! Where are the big ones!!! I decided to do another quick look. While, scanning the harbor, I saw the same small ships I had seen the first time.........but wait what was that!!!! I spotted the mast and superstructure of a capital ship barely visible due to a dock structure blocking it. I dropped the scope and went in closer for a better look. There she is!!!!! The HMS Hood still moored in her berth!!!! I was able to position my U-boat so I could get a bow shot and still have the proper distance for the torpedoes to run. We fired 4 eels and registered 3 hits all in the same location. The Hood started to sink right away. With her resting on the bottom of the harbor sea floor, at her berth, the sea water didn't even touch her decks. After seeing her radar still rotating , I attempted fire another torpedo however, it just bounced off the hull. I decided I was really pushing my luck; time to get out of here!!! We were successful in exiting the harbor, the same way we came in. Lucky for us, I had remembered to mark the location of the submarine net and its opening on the map and proceeded to exit the area. About 20 -30 minutes after clearing the nets, I decided to raise the scope to see what the patrol boats were doing. Panic over took my face as I saw an ASW trawler less then 300 feet away and closing right on top off me (hydrophones had picked up nothing). I yelled out for ahead flank, hard to port. The trawler came right over me and dropped 3-4 DC’s. Wham!!! Wham!!! Wham!!! Next, I receive the dreaded news, “Sir we are taking on damage!” I did a quick check on the damage screen; all 4 bow tubes destroyed!!!! For over an hour we tried to shake off repeated attacks from the trawler with a small PT type torpedo boat covering him. The trawler is slowly ripping my U-boat apart with numerous successful DC attacks in shallow water. Things are getting more and more critical my the minute as our carbon dioxide level is getting high. I need to do something. Do I attempt to surface and try to out run him or do I try to put an eel in him from aft; my single remaining working torpedo tube? After raising the scope again, I saw that the trawler was all by himself. The PT type boat was not too far away however, I saw the PT boat must have gone to get his sister; there were two of them now heading back in my direction. I quickly flooded the aft tube as I had gained a lock on the trawler. The seconds are going by as hours!!! I hold out on firing as long as I dare, while trying to put some distance between us. Finally, 425, 450, 460, 470, FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It wasn’t long before we heard an explosion!!!! The trawler was hit!!!! Within a minute she started to sink stern first. Lucky for us…..the PT boats don’t know where we’re at!!! Maybe we’ll be able to sneak out of here!!!!! We made it out of the area and back to port with no more excitement. We were very lucky!!!! The dock workers will be very busy fixing the U-53; We arrived back at home port with our hull integrity at a 52.32% ! From getting untangled from a submarine net to penetrating an enemy harbor in daylight and sinking a big capital ship; It will be a patrol I"ll never forget!!!