Operation Drumbeat

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Jan 16 1942 0435 grid CA52. Small Tanker sighted. Engaged submerged with 2 torpedoes scoring 2 hits. She sank for 2051GRT. The first one snapped the hull into two!

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Jan 16 1942 0939 grid CA28 Ive decided to extend the patrol into the mouth of the Hudson River expecting more contacts. Fuels still ok by about 5000km.

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Jan 16 1942 1320 grid CA51. We are in sight of the coast. I intend to sail south along the coast as far as CA54 and then set course for Lorient. No contacts in the mouth of the Hudson.

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Jan 16 1942 1805 grid CA51. Coastal Tanker sighted and sank using deck gun for 1240GRT.

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Jan 16 1942 1811 grid CA51 2 Great Lakes Freighters sighted. Engaged both with deck gun and sank for 1788GRT and 1789GRT respectively.

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Jan 17 1942 0400 grid CA54. Ive decided to extend our southward journey to CA81, 150km West of Norfolk.

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Jan 17 1942 1451 grid CA81. Set course for Lorient. If we hit a storm going back we will be running on fumes. It has been a poor patrol so far. We are going to follow the England - Halifax convoy route back for some of the way. We may catch a convoy.