[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ...

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Wednesday, 30 July 1941 - Kattegat -

0000 - S7/6, overcast, light haze, visibility 3-4sm, ~1000mb -

0411 - Sunrise.

0423 - Another Finnish Steamer to our stbd. beam on opposite course, E=5000m, does not send radio message.

0450 - Island Anholt 10sm to our port beam.

0915 - Island Laesoe 3sm to our port beam.

1200 - Qu.4467AO - Days Run: 290.2sm (↗ 24h)
212cbm (14cbm in 24h). Weather unchanged from SW since 30.7., 0000h.

1313 - Skagen 8sm to our port beam.

1415 - WNW3/2, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -
Entering the Skagerrak on course 275°.

1522 - Incoming F.T.: From U 109:
Only neutral traffic in Op.-Area on NW coast of Africa. - Bleichrodt -

1801 - Norddeich Radio reporting during the Japanese bombing raids (Operation 101) of Chungking, a US-Gunboat (USS Tutuila) was hit - no casualties.

1936 - Norddeich Radio sending O.K.W. report about success during Operation "Barbarossa" and no enemy air operations over Germany on this day.

2011 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
U-Bleichrodt being ordered to transit north with Days Run of 180sm. All other "Southern" boats are ordered to take up new positions in front of Gibraltar by 31 July.

2033 - Sundown - NNE3/2, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -

Continuing outbound transit.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ...

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Thursday, 31 July 1941 - Skagerrak -

0145 - Diving for trial dive. Water depth 267m. 185rpm.

0202 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. 135rpm.

0219 - T=20 (after 16min. from 2A-Meter). 100rpm, 2kn. Boat remains submerged.

0343 - O₂=20%.

0420 - Sunrise.

0430 - NNW5/4, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -
Surfaced after 2h 45' and 7sm.

0433 - Boat ventilated.

0437 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Will be at escort point K.-Sand 0445h. - RST -

0445 - Taking on escort (7sm from Kristiansand).
As we approach land, sea and wind are decreasing.

0520 - NW4/3, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -
Releasing escort.

Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Escort will be escort point K.-Sand 0445h. Supplementing of fuel and water as planned.

0523 - Entering Kristiansand. Mooring boat.

0545 - Commencing supplementing of fuel and water. Also, charging batteries at 9500Ah.

0615 - Batteries charged (25min. for 500Ah). Fuel and Water supplemented. Fuel: 240cbm.

0630 - W4/3, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -
Casting off. Leaving Kristiansand.

0700 - Releasing escort. 2xH.F. Continuing outbound transit along Norwegian coast.

1200 - Qu.3529AN - Days Run: 267.8sm - ↗ 260.8 (21h 15') - ↘ 7.0sm (2h 45').
237.4cbm (2.6cbm in 5h 30'). WNW4/3, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb.

1858 - Egersund 15sm to our stbd. beam.

2056 - Sundown. - W1/1, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -

Continuing outbound transit.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.