War Diary: U-189

Ducimus · 03-23-06, 02:18 AM

Well i never finished the story, but heres how it ended:

Patrol 1
05JAN42 - 02APR42 (88 days)
14 merchants for 78175 (78175/0)

Patrol 2
04MAY42 - 08JUL42 (66 days)
11 merchants for 67007 (67007/0)
U-Boat damaged (H.I. 93.98%)

Patrol3
09AUG42 - 07OCT42 (60 days)
10 merchants for 76351 (76351/0)

Patrol 4
08NOV42 - 12JAN43 (66 days)
9 merchants for 69733 (69733/0)

Patrol 5
14FEB43 - 18APR43 (64 days)
9 merchants for 66006 (66006/0)

Patrol 6
20MAY43 - 31JUL43 (73 days)
9 merchants for 52636 (52636/0)

Patrol 7
01SEP43 - 05OCT43 (35 days)
5 merchants for 31126 (31126/0)

Patrol 8
06NOV43 - 03JAN44 (59 days)
8 merchants for 65195 (65195/0)

Patrol 9
04FEB44 - 01MAR44 (27 days)
4 merchants for 19576 (19576/0)
U-Boat damaged (H.I. 62.76%)

Patrol 10
09APR44 - 01JUL44 (84 days)
4 merchants for 22143 (22143/0)

Patrol 11
02AUG44 - 06AUG44 (5 days)
0 merchants for 0 (0/0) U-Boat lost

TOTALS:
11 patrols (627 days)
83 merchants sunk (83/0)

Gross tonnage 547948 (547948/0)
15 enemy planes downed
46 crew captured 10 hands lost (fiction by me)

Summary
KapitÃ¤nleutnant Kurt SchrÃ¶ter and U-189 surrendered to the Allies on 06AUG44 after being forced to surface from a hedge hog attack while trying to dive to evade a Hunter Kiler group off the North West coast of spain. U-189 was found having just cleared Biscay bay enroute to assigned patrol grid in the Caribean.

Kurt SchrÃ¶ter was sent to a POW camp in Scotland where he spent the rest of the war. In 1956 Kurt SchrÃ¶ter joined the Bundesmarine, holding mainly staff positions but also commanding the frigate Hipper for a few months. He retired in 1972. He died on 29 April 1982.

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On a side note, this sucks. I was really hoping to survive all the way through 45. Having done two consecutive IX careers, maybe its time to try the VII boats. Although, i must say, surviving the entire war in an IX boat has been challenging, infact i find it intresting how my tonnage scores dropped towards the end. Clearly survival became more of an issue. Infact during patrol 10, i damn near didnt survive the depth charging after a convoy attack. Patrol before that, its a miracle the boat wasnt blown from the water when a plane dropped a bomb right on the boats deck, forward of the deck gun..

Anyway , i really have no point of comparision because ive never attempted the entire war in an VII boat. Guess its time to try and see how much of a difference it is.
:hmm:

03-23-06, 02:18 AM	#13
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Well i never finished the story, but heres how it ended: Patrol 1 05JAN42 - 02APR42 (88 days) 14 merchants for 78175 (78175/0) Patrol 2 04MAY42 - 08JUL42 (66 days) 11 merchants for 67007 (67007/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 93.98%) Patrol3 09AUG42 - 07OCT42 (60 days) 10 merchants for 76351 (76351/0) Patrol 4 08NOV42 - 12JAN43 (66 days) 9 merchants for 69733 (69733/0) Patrol 5 14FEB43 - 18APR43 (64 days) 9 merchants for 66006 (66006/0) Patrol 6 20MAY43 - 31JUL43 (73 days) 9 merchants for 52636 (52636/0) Patrol 7 01SEP43 - 05OCT43 (35 days) 5 merchants for 31126 (31126/0) Patrol 8 06NOV43 - 03JAN44 (59 days) 8 merchants for 65195 (65195/0) Patrol 9 04FEB44 - 01MAR44 (27 days) 4 merchants for 19576 (19576/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 62.76%) Patrol 10 09APR44 - 01JUL44 (84 days) 4 merchants for 22143 (22143/0) Patrol 11 02AUG44 - 06AUG44 (5 days) 0 merchants for 0 (0/0) U-Boat lost TOTALS: 11 patrols (627 days) 83 merchants sunk (83/0) Gross tonnage 547948 (547948/0) 15 enemy planes downed 46 crew captured 10 hands lost (fiction by me) Summary KapitÃ¤nleutnant Kurt SchrÃ¶ter and U-189 surrendered to the Allies on 06AUG44 after being forced to surface from a hedge hog attack while trying to dive to evade a Hunter Kiler group off the North West coast of spain. U-189 was found having just cleared Biscay bay enroute to assigned patrol grid in the Caribean. Kurt SchrÃ¶ter was sent to a POW camp in Scotland where he spent the rest of the war. In 1956 Kurt SchrÃ¶ter joined the Bundesmarine, holding mainly staff positions but also commanding the frigate Hipper for a few months. He retired in 1972. He died on 29 April 1982. ------------------ On a side note, this sucks. I was really hoping to survive all the way through 45. Having done two consecutive IX careers, maybe its time to try the VII boats. Although, i must say, surviving the entire war in an IX boat has been challenging, infact i find it intresting how my tonnage scores dropped towards the end. Clearly survival became more of an issue. Infact during patrol 10, i damn near didnt survive the depth charging after a convoy attack. Patrol before that, its a miracle the boat wasnt blown from the water when a plane dropped a bomb right on the boats deck, forward of the deck gun.. Anyway , i really have no point of comparision because ive never attempted the entire war in an VII boat. Guess its time to try and see how much of a difference it is. :hmm: