Who else is holding up the honour of the U-Boats?

[Lzs von swe]

Oct 1, -39, 1215. 7´th Flotilla, Kiel.

Benno Grossman docks U-54, type VIIb, after 31 days at sea. What started as an training trip through the Kiel Kanal turned into his first warpatrol. Upon passing Helgoland orders came to patrol grid AM18. Orders are orders and the course was set, north of Scapa.
On the 5´th an British destroyer were spotted and sunk, 100km north of Scapa.
From the 14´th to the 16´th 5 merchants were sunk in AM51-AM52.
On the 22´nd an merchant was sunk in AN12, only 1km from where the destroyer was sunk.
And on the 24´th yet an merchant was sunk in AN14.
Total tonage: 15500 tons.

Not bad for an green crew, not yet fully trained