▁sail ing ▁vessels ▁east ▁of ▁My kon os ▁Island ; ▁the ▁cre ws ▁of ▁both ▁ships ▁were ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁S ick le . ▁The ▁boat ▁ended ▁her ▁pat rol ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Mal ta ▁From ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁January , ▁S ick le ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Mal ta , ▁then ▁to ▁Gib ral tar . ▁There , ▁she ▁under w ent ▁rep airs ▁to ▁her ▁electric ▁mot ors ▁until ▁ 1 4 ▁April , ▁when ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Mal ta . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁April , ▁S ick le ▁depart ed ▁Mal ta ▁to ▁pat rol ▁in ▁the ▁A ege an ▁Sea , ▁where ▁she ▁sight ed ▁a ▁German ▁transport ▁esc orted ▁by ▁three ▁destroy ers , ▁but ▁lost ▁sight ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁fog ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁boat ▁s ank ▁three ▁Greek ▁sail ing ▁vessels ▁with ▁demol ition ▁charges ▁and ▁by ▁ram ming ▁in ▁the ▁D oro ▁Channel . ▁She ▁initially ▁attacked ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁with ▁her ▁deck ▁gun , ▁but ▁it ▁jam med ▁after ▁firing ▁four ▁r ounds , ▁so ▁S ick le ▁board ed ▁the ▁first ▁ship , ▁a ▁ca ï que ▁flying ▁the ▁Greek ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁p enn on . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁carrying ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁or anges ▁and ▁lem ons , ▁and ▁sail ors ▁from ▁S ick le ▁brought ▁a ▁thousand ▁of ▁these ▁to ▁their ▁sub marine ▁as ▁an ▁addition ▁to