Willie Koggelman Kovtcaptian U 60 A., Type VIIB Undersee Boot.
To: Bdu 1 Oct 1940.
Ready for Sea.
Willie
Contact Report: 4 Oct 1940 Forced under by A/c stayed down during day light. Willie
Contact Report: 7 Oct 1940, Grid BE37 sighted Small Merchant 2 torpedoes loose 1 explosion ship down by the Bow sinking. 2850 tons Willie
Contact Report: 8 Oct 1940. Sighted enemy Korvet Class ship Pull the plug and relocated to BF 14.
Willie
Contact Report:
13 Oct 1940 Grid BF 15 Patrolled looking for Reported Convoy by U 37 dark nights ruff Seas. No Contact
Willie
Contact Report:
24-25 Oct 1940 Chased large motor ship in ruff seas. Loose 5 Torpedoes 1 Hit others dud or ran under the ship Fire started with heavy smoke. Heading West
Willie
Contact Report:
26 Oct 1940 In contact with stricken ship Fired remaining fish 1 small explosion others duds Watched as target got away Ruff Seas prevent Deck Gun from being used,
I'm glad it's not just me whose eels are going astray so often - although having recently re-read Wolfgang Hirschfeld's excellent memoirs of his service on mostlyType IXB U-109, they too had many frustrating misses, even into 1942. Well worth a read if you haven't already done so.
I see U-60 was a Type IIC not a VII so you must be trying to confuse the Tommy radio interception service into thinking you're still in a dugout canoe (as the small boats were known)!
