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

[Patkins1983]

U-124 5th September 1941. Sitting in Nazaire contemplating a scapa raid.
Last patrol saw a 56k haul on a convoy going west out of Gibraltar. Got my second Southampton of the war with a eel to the bow. Went under as she plowed on.

U338 VIIC 7. Flotilla
Returned to St. Nazaire after 2. patrol.
24.apr.43 til 5.maj.43
30.apr.43 19.33 CG19: Alarm! Aircraft. Hull damage. RTB.
02.maj.43 08.13 CG21: Alarm! Aircraft.
04.maj.43 22.56 BF64: Alarm! Aircraft.
No surface contacts.
Patrol Tonnage: 0
Total Tonnage: 32.918 GRT

U338 VIIC 7. Flotilla St. Nazaire
Early return from Patrol 3.
02.jun.43 til 05.jun.43.

BF55
03.jun.43 22.24 Detecting Radar Signals.
A L A R M ! Aircraft.
Stb. Electric Motor destroyed.
Minor flooding E-motor and Aft Berthing.
41% Hull Integrity. Return To Base.

[Abd_von_Mumit]

On duty for papa Doenitz.

Kapitänleutnant Udo Linke (U-51, VIIB) sunk south of Rockal Banks on August 12 '40 after 10 patrols (200 days), 43 ships (40/3), 277585 tonns (221895/55690).

Oberleutnant z. S. Herbert Richter (U-47, VIIB) on his third patrol around [classified]. Previous patrols: 2 patrols (24 days), 10 ships (10/0), 54565 tonns (54565/0). Current: 45 days, 6 ships (5/1), 35389 tonns.

I'm going to go through whole the war. When one crew is lost, I start a new career on the month of the sinking. If I manage to go through, I'll think of some experimental theatres, like Black Sea, Med., monsooning.

[comet61]

U-371 (Type VIIC)
7th/13th Flotilla
St. Nazaire

May 25, 1941
On 12th patrol 150k south of Iceland. Ready to head east to take a southerly route off the Irish coast, then head for the BE area.

11 patrols-14 ships in the drink @ 81,000 tons. 2 destroyers on 10th patrol.

[Weiss Pinguin]

March 19, 1941

Just returned from a patrol off the Canadian coast - Bagged 3 ships for a total of just over 30000 tons (1 whale factory, 1 modern tanker, and a large cargo) in 3 attacks on a convoy heading southwest. Would've had more, but during the second attack a tramp steamer intercepted all 4 eels from a salvo at such short range the pistols hadn't even armed yet, so I didn't even at least get the steamer.

After another attack I expended all but three of my aft torpedoes, but the convoy didn't have anything over 5000 tons anyways. Getting the boat fixed up, (That large cargo was bristling with guns) and then it's out to sea again!

[Task Force]

U 45...

HELLO PEOPLE!!!

stull rockin and roolin on the south atlanic... I hate these storms...

bagged some of are british buddies.

U 45 out!

[Gabucino]

Patrol 5
U-47, 2nd Flotilla
Left at: December 27, 1939, 16:34
From: Wilhelmshaven

Being the most celebrated navy captain of the freshly started World War 2 (having sneaked into Scapa Flow to sink HMS Hood, a Revenge-class HC, and an Auxiliary Cruiser), I decided not to spend a boring 24 hours at our designated patrol zone, but to further shake up my great crew.

I took a look at my Kriegsmarine-issued convoy map, and evading the UK to the north, we headed to the deep waters due southwest of the Hebrides, where at least 5 convoy routes link up (AM52). We had a great start, erupting destructive inferno on a 10k tons modern tanker in AN16.

At our self-designated partol zone, with very heavy precipitation and strong winds, I ordered the dive to periscope depth, and constant ASDIC monitoring. Several hours later, the petty officer established contact with a sizable convoy 20km away.

I chose to wait and plot their approximate trajectory, it will be useful for later patrols. After they got close enough, I ordered foreshadowing them further eastwards, while sinking a lone 10k tons large merchant wandering in the storm.

When the ENE heading enemy convoy took a starboard turn to ESE, nearing the shallow continental shelf, I set up my attack plan and turned our ever-hungry eyes to their estimated 90 degrees angle-on-bow track. They came soon, us being on their portside.

The port-side Black Swan was far from us, so I had plenty of time to set up torpedo runs (joint work with the WO). Launching all T1/G7a forward eels timed to contact approximately at the same time, we instantly sent a Medium Cargo, an Ore Carrier, and a Large Merchant to the bottom of the ocean.

The bad weather and the night being with us, we rushed into the convoy with flank speed, diving to 90 meters, passing under flaming and crackling wreckages, evading a weak depth-charge run.

Ballasts blew, we rushed to periscope depth again, to fire the rear eels. And there was a Southampton-type Town-class Light Cruiser at 400 meter range. The first torpedo didn't arm in time, but the second hit the warship in its aft.

Crash diving to a safe depth of 180m (and evading further depth charges), we waited in silence for the "storm" to blow over. There was still one eel as a rear external reserve, so we surfaced, and flanked the now-small convoy. After the crew confirmed the successful torpedo loading, I took position again, this time attacking surfaced, 3km off their starboard. I let the remaining measily small ships and escorts pass, but the Southampton never came.

After they passed, we followed the convoy's route backwards, and suddenly she, the Southampton CL, unfolded from the dark rainy horizon, towards us, slowly limping, lonely. Just to receive our last aft torpedo below its front deck.

The resulting fireworks drew back an escort from the convoy, which we listened to from a safe distance and depth. No torpedoes left and with great successes, everyone is on high morals. We will win this war.

Patrol tonnage: 55994 tons

[Wild_skipper]

January 1944, U-432 logbook.

17.00 Convoy spotted, following and waiting till dark for attack.
01.00 Attack begins.
01.20 ALARM ! boat detected while aprouching convoy. Depth charges.
05.00 Lost contact of the destroyer, heavy damadge returning to base.
23.00 ALARM ! plain spotted, bombs, heavy flooding.
02.00 Surfacing, lost contact with plain.
05.00 ALARM ! Destoryers spotted, boat detected, depth charges.
05.10 Surfacing, surrendering for the safety of the crew, scutteling boat.
Ende.

[Weiss Pinguin]

May 12, 1941
Grid BE62

Arrived on station in the BE area yesterday. Received report of convoy to our east, heading directly towards us. As they are already in the open ocean I expect no course changes, and we should meet them sometime in the middle of the night. Perhaps my birthday tomorrow will not be so dull after all?

KptLt. Stein


I love the North Atlantic

U338 VIIC 7. Flotilla

Returned safely from Patrol 7.
AM21. 2.jan.44 til 15.feb.44.

20.jan.44 18.08 AM14 Tugboat 1.139grt.
Surface Deck Gun. Too close and fast for a torp.

23.jan.44 01.27 AM21 C Class DD 1.375 tonnes.
Submerged T4 Aquistic Torpedo.
Using a searchlight after being homed in by the RAF cost him his ship. Dumb. Dog Zebra!

03.feb.44 08.54 BE35 Coastal M. 1.992grt.
Submerged 3xG7E Torpedoes.

08.feb.44 03.38 BF17 T2 Tanker 10.837grt.
Surface 2xG7E to stop. 1xG7A and 1xFATIII to sink.
Tough customer!

10.feb.44 23.43 BF42 Coastal M. 2.041grt.
Surface 1xG7A.

The sky is filled with flying cockroaches (RAF).

[Venatore]

You want to get fairdinkem about "holding up the honour of the U-Boats"



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[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Venatore

You want to get fairdinkem about "holding up the honour of the U-Boats"



http://wolvesatwar.com/

Just this minute been holding a conversation on the subject with KL on the TS server.....been meaning to look at that for too long now

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just this minute been holding a conversation on the subject with KL on the TS server.....been meaning to look at that for too long now

Just joined them. Looks fantastic. Feels exciting. It's definitely the right place to be when SH5 comes out!

[Kpt. Lehmann]