The Hunters: Type VIIB U-48 Walter Stohl, Kapitanleutnant. Patrol Journal September, 1939-

  KptLt Patrol Journal.  Sept 1939. U-48 assigned it's initial patrol:  British Isles.  The journey out of port and into open water was uneventful as we made our way to find enemy targets off the English coast. Sept 17, 1939.  Contact is made.  A convoy of small freight vessels steaming north.  The crew skillfully moved …