U-505 page5 by ric gustafson
One night, Kapitanleutnant Axel- Olaf Loewe quietly guided the U-505 out of the Bay of Biscay. At flank speed, Loewe used the cover of darkness to reach the open Atlantic water.
It was three weeks before the U-505 reached it's patrol zone. This was 210 miles southwest of Freetown Sierra Leone. For those three weeks, the boat passed the Azores and crossed the Tropic of Cancer. Inside the boat, it was like a furnace. The crew changed into tropical gear.
On March 8 1942, the U-505 reached it's patrol zone. Loewe decided to ride the surface. On the bridge were four lookouts. For the lookouts, talking and smoking were forbidden.
At 6:36 pm, a plume of smoke was spotted in the distance. Could it be?. It took four hours for the U-505 to reach the freighter. Loewe maneuvered the boat into attack position.
research help: ' Codename Nemo' by Charles Lachman
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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