[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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

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Friday, 1 August 1941 - West of Stavanger

0105 - Utsira 2sm to our stbd. beam.

0329 - Course 290°. Switching to "Norway"-Frequency.

0420 - Sunrise. Midnight Twilight.

0735 - Evaded German steamer on surface, bearing 35°, on course south, E=16000.

1140 - Qu.2355AN -

1200 - Qu.2355AN - Days Run: 330.7sm - (↗ 24h)
224.2cbm (13.2cbm/24h). Weather unchanged since 30.7., 2056h.

1202 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
La Spezia in the Mediterranean, has been opened for Uboat operations.

1600 - Qu.2236AN -

1801 - Norddeich Radio sending report the USA imposing an Oil and Kerosene embargo on non-British countries, which will heavily impact Japan.

2000 - Qu.7984AF -

2128 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.
SSW4/3, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb.

Continuing outbound transit.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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Saturday, 2 August 1941 - Northeast of Shetlands

0305 - Crossed Prime Meridian.

0428 - Sunrise. Midnight Twilight.
Wind and Sea increasing and shifting to West.

0745 - Reached crosspoint north of the Shetlands. New course 258°.

0800 - WNW7/6, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb.

1200 - Qu.7811AF - Days Run: 325.0sm - (↗ 24h)
210.1cbm (14.1cbm/24h). Weather unchanged since 0800h.

1401 - Incoming F.T.: From U 204:
Have contact to convoy SL-81. - Kell -

1501 - Norddeich Radio sending O.K.W. report about successes of the Kriegsmarine during the month of July 1941.

1802 - Norddeich Radio sending report about unsuccessful air raids of Konstanza, Romania, by the Soviet Air Force.

1950 - Reached Entry Point to Rosengarten.

2146 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.
NW6/5, partly cloudy, light haze, visibility 5-6sm, >1000mb.

2400 - Qu.7744AF - NE6/5, partly cloudy, light haze, visibility 5-6sm, >1000mb.

Continuing outbound transit.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.