The Conning Tower: U-27

War has begun.  Bdu has given me command of my first boat, U-27.  The crew is eager to go and our orders are in hand.  We depart Kiel for our destination off of the English coast.

 



 



 

The journey to England was uneventful.  Upon reaching our patrol area we found nothing but English planes in the area.  I headed south towards some ports where shipping was heavy but the escorts were too many.  Radio signaled that we were to proceed to a second patrol area off the northeast coast of England.  While en route to the area, we sighted two tankers heading northwest.  We stayed submerged and attacked with torpedoes.  The first tanker was hit and set ablaze but it took a total of 3 torpedoes to sink her.

 



 

The second ship was now alerted and two torpedoes into her set her afire.  She later succumbed to flooding and fire before sinking.



 

We altered course to get away from a nearby destroyer and are en route to our second patrol area.

En route to Wilhelmshaven to refit and reload.  Spotted a lone british freighter and sank with remaining torpedoes and deck gun.  She sank rapidly by the bow.

 



 

Finally at the edge of British air patrols, we sighted another tanker but we had no torpedoes.  We attacked with deck gun and set her ablaze.  Took small caliber fire from her decks as we closed but we won out at the end after some secondary explosions ripped her hull and sent her to the bottom.

 

I hate to mess this story line up with a post... but... Good Job

From: OKM

To: U27

Subj: Recent BDR

1. Proceed direct Wilhelmshaven with all speed.

2. Report all enemy contacts enroute for follow up strike.

3. On arrival report to Oberkommando der Marine HQ for debrief.

4. Personal from Adm Dönitz to Kapt Jester - BZ on expenditure of ordnance v tonnage.

BT

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