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Arnold · 02-16-16, 12:40 AM

7th patrol
21 JUNE 40
2136 hrs.
Batteries recharged. Standard propulsion.
Dive. Make your depth 10 meters. Speed 1 knot.
2213 hrs.
I put the headphones on in the sound room. No contacts heard.
Our 16 guests on board are all recovering from their injuries. They have to "hot-bunk" in the bow quarters, where they are confined, with one slop bucket, until we reach shore.
I check in on them.
They're listening to an English soccer match, when suddenly, the game is interrupted by actor and actress voices from a radio play titled "Heidi".
A collective moan is made by the sailors.
In the forward torpedo room, Adolf Bernard Bahn is reading the technical manual for the Foche-Achgelis Fa-330.

Rotor speed: 205 RPM

Cruising height: 130 meters

Max. height: 219 meters

Min. pulling speed required: 15 knots.

Cost of aviation seat belt: 7 marks

Cost of Fa-330: 6000 marks

Cost of watching "Bernard" sail off the stern on the end of a string:

Priceless

22 JUNE 40

0535 hrs.

Periscope depth. Sky scope up. Down scope. Surface.

Ventilate the boat. I climb to the bridge. Overcast sky. Heavy sea.

Ahead slow. I light a cigar. 65% diesel remains.

0547 hrs.

Boat ventilated. Dive. Make your depth 10 meters. Speed 1 knot.

As the radioman plays "J'attendrai" with Rina Ketty, I drift off to sleep in my bunk.

0818 hrs.

We're on the surface. I'm on the bridge, next to our navigator, Carlewitz.

"Plot a course for home", I say to him.

"Aye aye!" is his happy reply.

I climb back down below to go back to sleep.

0826 hrs.

Radioman Heller sends a patrol report to Bdu. Thirty two minutes later, BdU sends a reply, "Keep up the good work!"

Daily Noon position reports to BdU:

22 JUNE 40: AN 59

23 JUNE 40: AN 67

24 JUNE 40: AN 69

25 JUNE 40

0835 hrs.

30% diesel remains

1x TC.

We turn the corner to see the lighthouses of Wilhelmshaven welcome us home. Clear skys. A light fog is above the harbor. The morning sun is on our starboard.

Radio message from BdU: Swiss diplomat will be waiting on the pier for our "guests". None of them are going to the stalag. They're civilians as far as I'm concerned.

I send the 2nd sailor from the left on the bridge down below so I have a clear view on the bridge. I light a cigar and enjoy the ride to the lighthouses, 2 Km away.

0900 hrs.

Ahead slow.

0908 hrs.

Speed 1 knot.

0917 hrs.

All stop.

Admiral Donitz meets us at the pier. I ask for a transfer from the 1st to the 7th Flotilla.

Request approved.

We are ordered to deliver our boat from Wilhelmshaven to Kiel.

She will be used as a training boat from now on, with a new U-number.

More men are enlisted, including three new officers.

New new recruits travel by train to Kiel.

Our new boat, a Type VII-C, will retain our U-5 number.

Carl A. Lange Jr. sub-Lt.

02-16-16, 12:40 AM	#5075
Arnold Gunner Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 44.26'N 83.20'W Posts: 100 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	7th patrol 7th patrol 21 JUNE 40 2136 hrs. Batteries recharged. Standard propulsion. Dive. Make your depth 10 meters. Speed 1 knot. 2213 hrs. I put the headphones on in the sound room. No contacts heard. Our 16 guests on board are all recovering from their injuries. They have to "hot-bunk" in the bow quarters, where they are confined, with one slop bucket, until we reach shore. I check in on them. They're listening to an English soccer match, when suddenly, the game is interrupted by actor and actress voices from a radio play titled "Heidi". A collective moan is made by the sailors. In the forward torpedo room, Adolf Bernard Bahn is reading the technical manual for the Foche-Achgelis Fa-330. Rotor speed: 205 RPM Cruising height: 130 meters Max. height: 219 meters Min. pulling speed required: 15 knots. Cost of aviation seat belt: 7 marks Cost of Fa-330: 6000 marks Cost of watching "Bernard" sail off the stern on the end of a string: Priceless 22 JUNE 40 0535 hrs. Periscope depth. Sky scope up. Down scope. Surface. Ventilate the boat. I climb to the bridge. Overcast sky. Heavy sea. Ahead slow. I light a cigar. 65% diesel remains. 0547 hrs. Boat ventilated. Dive. Make your depth 10 meters. Speed 1 knot. As the radioman plays "J'attendrai" with Rina Ketty, I drift off to sleep in my bunk. 0818 hrs. We're on the surface. I'm on the bridge, next to our navigator, Carlewitz. "Plot a course for home", I say to him. "Aye aye!" is his happy reply. I climb back down below to go back to sleep. 0826 hrs. Radioman Heller sends a patrol report to Bdu. Thirty two minutes later, BdU sends a reply, "Keep up the good work!" Daily Noon position reports to BdU: 22 JUNE 40: AN 59 23 JUNE 40: AN 67 24 JUNE 40: AN 69 25 JUNE 40 0835 hrs. 30% diesel remains 1x TC. We turn the corner to see the lighthouses of Wilhelmshaven welcome us home. Clear skys. A light fog is above the harbor. The morning sun is on our starboard. Radio message from BdU: Swiss diplomat will be waiting on the pier for our "guests". None of them are going to the stalag. They're civilians as far as I'm concerned. I send the 2nd sailor from the left on the bridge down below so I have a clear view on the bridge. I light a cigar and enjoy the ride to the lighthouses, 2 Km away. 0900 hrs. Ahead slow. 0908 hrs. Speed 1 knot. 0917 hrs. All stop. Admiral Donitz meets us at the pier. I ask for a transfer from the 1st to the 7th Flotilla. Request approved. We are ordered to deliver our boat from Wilhelmshaven to Kiel. She will be used as a training boat from now on, with a new U-number. More men are enlisted, including three new officers. New new recruits travel by train to Kiel. Our new boat, a Type VII-C, will retain our U-5 number. Carl A. Lange Jr. sub-Lt. __________________ "We shall pass this way on Earth but once, if there any kindness we can show, or good act we can do, let us do it now, for we will never pass this way again." - Stephen Grellet Last edited by Arnold; 02-17-16 at 01:10 AM.