A sea stroy about CG32

Saturn5 · 11-22-05, 06:30 AM

Hallo to all veteran U-Boot commanders of this forum!

I have an interesting sea story to tell.

It was my second patrol from Brest. Iâ€™ve cleared the docks and was heading for the ocean. I opened up my map to chart my course to my patrol grid CG32. I was quite shocked to see where BdU was sending me. The CG32 is a landlocked grit on Spain you see. I was not scheduled for R&R yet. So there was really no reason why I was send there. I just couldnâ€™t find a reasonable way to reach my patrol grid. Thus I decided to move to the approaches of Gibraltar. It was good decision as this patrol turned out a good one. I was not court marshaled and shot when I returned to my base.

But I still do wonder why did the BdU send to a landlocked grid and if any other U-Boot commander experienced surprises as well

11-22-05, 06:30 AM	#1
Saturn5 Watch Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A sea stroy about CG32 Hallo to all veteran U-Boot commanders of this forum! I have an interesting sea story to tell. It was my second patrol from Brest. Iâ€™ve cleared the docks and was heading for the ocean. I opened up my map to chart my course to my patrol grid CG32. I was quite shocked to see where BdU was sending me. The CG32 is a landlocked grit on Spain you see. I was not scheduled for R&R yet. So there was really no reason why I was send there. I just couldnâ€™t find a reasonable way to reach my patrol grid. Thus I decided to move to the approaches of Gibraltar. It was good decision as this patrol turned out a good one. I was not court marshaled and shot when I returned to my base. But I still do wonder why did the BdU send to a landlocked grid and if any other U-Boot commander experienced surprises as well