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Panther44
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To BdU from U168
Eleventh day out on way to Capetown, no signs of enemy shipping. Am approximatly 36 hours from Freetown where I hope to "run into" some targets, weather is cloudy with intermittent rain showers.
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To BdU from U168
Boredom of long patrol shattered at 0430 when British destroyer appeared out of thunder storm.
Immediatly ordered crash dive, still destroyer got in a few rounds to stern of boat. Damage in stern quarters and stern torpedo room was repaired by assigned crew. Rigged for silent running.
Destroyer has made four passes dropping depth charges everytime resulting in no further damage to boat. Depth charges appear to be falling farther from boat on last two passes.
Hagen
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Gasbag
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From U178:
Left Bordeaux on January 1st 1943 with orders to patrol grid square GR91. Very bad weather for much of the trip so far. Sighted & sank a Liberty Cargo ship & a Coastal Merchant in ET29 on Jan. 20. Have left radar off for most of the patrol as it tends to attract unwelcome attention. Expect to arrive at GR91 on or about Feb. 1 (barring no complications).
Steppert, U178
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Pavel
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From U568:
Apologies to BdU for radio silence. Radio and radar usage only attracts the RAF and lately, the USAF. Unsuccessfully shadowed convoy for three days, driven off twice by destroyer escort. Have sunk one Tribal class destroyer and one Flower class corvette. Suspect damage to T-3 type tanker. That vessel is limping behind convoy now; will attempt to destroy and break contact with tanker before it reaches land-based RAF fighterbomber cover.
Have been under air attack eight times on non-consecutive occassions. Running low on FlaK ammunition. Three PBY Catalinas destroyed as well as two B-24 Liberators. No crew wounded, boat undamaged.
[I really need to get a German alias for my career], U568.
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Gasbag
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From U178:
Reached GR91 on Feb.1 & completed 24 hour patrol (primary objective). Weather is still awful. Heavy rain, fog & huge waves. Whole crew (including CO) is seasick & thoroughly demoralized! Hope to return to Bordeaux on or about 1 March.
Steppert, U178...
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Captain's Log for U-99:
01 Oct 1939: Patrol 2
U-99, U-Flotilla Wegener
Left at: October 1, 1939
From: Kiel
Mission Orders: Patrol Grid AM 18
05 Oct 1939:
Grid AN 13
0705: Ship Sunk! S.S Cordelia (Small merchant) 3220 tons
07 Oct 1939
Grid AN 12
1325: Ship Sunk! S.S. Draco (Coastal merchant) 2279 tons
Grid AN11
2122: Ship Sunk! M/V Iberville (III) (C2 Cargo) 4851 tons
11 Oct 1939
Intercepted Seemingly Unescorted Convoy in Grid AM 18
0149: Ship Sunk! M/V Guinean (C2 Cargo) 4852 tons
0153: Ship Sunk! M/V Drewry's Bluff (T2 tanker) 8039 tons
0203: Ship Sunk! M/V Hurricane (C2 Cargo) 4853 tons
0213: Ship Sunk! M/V Lagosian (C2 Cargo) 4854 tons
0224: Ship Sunk! M/V Sacandaga (T3 tanker) 10946 tons
0232: Ship Sunk! S.S. Everelza (Coastal merchant) 2281 tons
0239: Ship Sunk! S.S. Maltran (Small merchant) 3215 tons
0247: Ship Sunk! S.S. Subarissen (Coastal merchant) 2280 tons
0252: Ship Sunk! S.S. Roxborough Castle (Small merchant) 3214 tons
0255: Broke off engagement due to lack of deck gun ammunition & the fact that enemy ships were now very much aware of our presence thus making further torpedo attacks near impossible. Also spotted several neutrals (US) amongst convoy and felt risk of accidently sinking one to be unnacceptable.
14 Oct 1939:
Grid AM 33
1104: Ship Sunk! S.S. Gervais (Small merchant) 3216 tons
15 Oct 1939:
Grid AN 11
0803: Ship Sunk! S.S. Inverilen (Coastal merchant) 2283 tons
21 Oct 1939:
0454: Returned to Kiel.
Patrol Tonnage: 60383 tons
Gunther, K.
Leutnant z. S. U-99
Edited by Gasbag on 25 August 2007 at 13:07
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Pavel
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BdU congratulates U-99 on very successful feindfahrt! Bravo zulu to all hands.
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From U273
April 3 1943 2100 hrs, Have encountered large convoy in storm. Racing to get ahead of convoy before day break.
April 4 1943, Dawn 0515, Have succeeded in getting into attack position, submerged and let the convoy come at me. First torpedo at cargo ship hit but did not detonate, 2,3,4, however found their mark, also sank small merchant with shot from stern tube.
Strangly have seen no escorts although hydrophones had detected warship in area. Have now broken off attack to re-load tubes. Continue to follow convoy. And will proceed to attack at earliest oppurtunity.
Total tonnage sunk so far, 14788 tonnes.
Kriechbaum
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From U568
29 March 1944 at approximately 17.00 hours U568 came under attack from RAF Short Sunderland search plane. Radar warning reciever indicated the aircraft's presence and general bearing, allowing the watch crew on deck to visually spot and identify the aircraft. Preparations were made for diving although the Sunderland spotted U568 before she was ready to submerge. The dive was aborted and Leutnant z.S A. Carlewitz, Watch Officer, along with FlaK Gunners V. Beck and K. Eckel (Both Oberbootsmanmaat) raced topside to man the C/38 Flakzweiling 20mm automatic cannons.
Carlewitz spotted the approaching Sunderland on Bearing 143 and U568 commenced an immediate hard turn to starboard, bringing engine revolutions up for flank speed. Calm sea conditions made "platforming" for the FlaK gunners easy and allowed the upgraded deisel engines of U568 to stretch her long legs - a maximum speed of twenty knots is easily achievable in a straight run.
Fire was opened from both FlaK emplacements at a range of 1,500m on the Sunderland. It was quickly shot down as it pulled out of its attack dive, not after releasing a number of bombs however. These detonated just below the surface of the water along the portside of the hull, approximately fifty meters from the submarine. Thus rocked hard to starboard, Carlewitz was thrown across the conning tower with the Kaleun.
The vessel recovered and continued running at flank speed for a further five kilometers. The radar was switched on to provide early warning while the FlaKs were prepared for dive and minor damage to the forward deck, not compromising the integrity of the pressure hull at all, was repaired.
On 31st March, U568 encountered a lone coastal merchant at 13.43 hours. Closing to a range of 2.5km, U568 was spotted by the merchantman as she attempted to dive. Fire was recieved from the merchant, all of it entirely ineffective. The merchantman would continue firing until destroyed by a gas/steam torpedo running at eight meters depth and detonating under her keel. Two electric "eels" were fired and both missed due to radical evasive manuevering by the merchantman's captain.
Snorkelling to replenish lost battery power, U568 then surfaced and ran on the surface towards her assigned patrol grid. Being less than three kilometers from the coastal merchant destroyed earlier, U568 came under attack from a formation of six four-engine bombers believed to be B-24 "Liberator" type aircraft. Linear wabo attack was ineffective, U568's sharp evasive turns proving to be sufficient to avoid damage. The watch and FlaK crews report it as "quite the memorable sight, plumes of water in a very neat rectangle around our U-Boat, none closer than one hundred and fifty meters."
20mm fire was exchanged with the B-24 formation, but no visible damage was caused and no Liberators downed by the defensive fire of U568.
Later the same day, a formation of five Short Sunderland Search Planes attacked U568. Manning the FlaK, U568 downed five of these attackers at the economical cost of 750 rounds of 20mm ammunition. A damaged Short Sunderland circled U568 outside of FlaK range and most likely returned to base after the U-Boat submerged and ran underwater at one third propulsion for six hours.
2nd April 1944 saw the completion of U568's assigned objectives. At 03.00 hours she departed her patrol grid on the surface, radar active as the moon was in wane and covered by clouds. A fleeting contact was picked up five kilometers ahead, bearing 350, and investigated. Speed was increased to Ahead Standard, producing sixteen knots, and the contact proved to be a second coastal merchant. Diving at a range of 4.25km from the merchant, U568 surged forward under a raised snorkel and attack periscope, firing one gas/steam torpedo set to maximum speed and a rundepth of eight meters. One torpedo was sufficient and the coastal merchant was added to the logbook.
U568 returned to base with 60% fuel state and 2209 rounds of 20mm ammunition remaining as well as five torpedoes in her forward torpedo room on April 8, 1944.
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From U568
8 May, 1944. 20.13.
Grid BE66.
Running on surface at ahead one third, generating eleven knots. Enroute to assigned patrol grid AM66. Radar contact for two B24 "Liberator" level bombers. Engaged by Liberators before dive could be attempted. Returned fire with FlaK positions. Shot down one B24. 525 rounds of 20mm ammunition expended.
9 May, 1944. 02.23.
Grid BF41
Again surfaced, radar contact for unknown surface contact ahead, range 7.5km. Closed to 5.0km before Weapons Officer Leutnant z.S. Hartenstein was able to identify target in near pitch-black conditions for unknown reasons. Suspect issuing additional carrot ration to remainder of crew would be a good idea. Target positively identified as Liberty Cargo vessel, making zero knots. Closed to 3.5km, fired two gas/steam torpedoes. Radar contacts for aircraft approaching fast, directly on us. Crash-dive. Hydrophones picked up torpedo impacts and sinking vessel. Confirm one sinking, 7346 tons thus far.
10 May, 1944. 00.30.
Heading North, along Ireland's Western coast.
Running on surface during nights with radar active. Weather has turned poor; use of FlaK and deck gun is not feasible at present time. Following convoy on paraell course further to the West, hope to catch up with and attack in the next few hundred kilometres.
- U568.
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