Editing German submarine U-110 (1940) (section)

===First patrol===
''U-110'' set out on her first patrol from [[Kiel]] on 9 March 1941. Her route to the Atlantic Ocean took her through the [[GIUK gap|gap]] between the [[Faroe Islands|Faroe]] and [[Shetland Islands]]. Her first victim was ''Erodona'' which she damaged south of [[Iceland]] on 16 March. She also damaged ''Siremalm'' on the 23rd. This ship only escaped after she was hit by a [[torpedo]] which failed to detonate, (although it left a large dent) and the U-boat's 105&nbsp;mm [[deck gun]] crew forgot to remove the [[tampion]] in the muzzle before engaging their target. The resulting explosion on firing the first round wounded three men and compelled the boat to fire on the merchantman with the smaller 37 and 20&nbsp;mm armament. Despite being hit, ''Siremalm'' successfully fled the scene, zig-zagging as she went.

''U-110'' arrived in Lorient on the French Atlantic coast on 29 March, having cut the patrol short due to damage from the exploding gun.