Wednesday,
23 June 1943 - Off South-Africa -
- continued from 23 June, 1507 -
1533 - Submerged cruise at A-20, 96rpm.
1625 - S-Tiefe. Battery 84%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü; CO₂ 1.2%.
1628 - Surfaced after 1h 25min. and 3.9nm. Weather and Sea unchanged; Water Depth 245m.
1629 - Boat ventilated.
1632 - Qu.5378GR bottom left - FuMB-Warning in 131°true, E=13500 and at 1633 also, by Magic Eye.
1634 - Compressed Air Supply is filled, two airplanes are sighted approaching the boat, one in 131°true, E=10000 and another in 102°true, E=7000 - "ALARM!".
1636 - At A-Meter 1 bomb and again 2 at 1638 and another 2 at 1640, each time further astern - no damages.
1653 - Submerged cruise at A-20, 96rpm, on course 80°.
1741 - At Reception Depth. Battery 81.5%; Compressed Air Supply 260Atü; CO₂ 1.2%.
1744 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h 10min. and 3.2nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged; Water Depth 211m.
1750 - Boat ventilated. 2xH.F.
1757 - Compressed Air Supply filled.
1801 - Qu.5378GR center bottom right - Dinner has just been served, FuMB-Warning in 310°true, E=9000.
1802 - Magic Eye Warning in 40°true, E=11700, shortly after a airplane is sighted in 40°true, E=11600, direct approach - "ALARM!".
1805 - At A-10, 2 Wabos and at A-Meter another 2 Wabos; in due course until 1810, 3 x 2 Wabos - no damages.
1821 - At A-20, 96rpm.
1842 - Submerged cruise at Reception Depth.
2011 - S-Tiefe. Battery 77%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü; CO₂ 1.4%.
2012 - Qu.5379GR - Surfaced after 2h 10min. and 5.9nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged.
2013 - Boat ventilated.
2018 - Compressed Air Supply filled.
2020 - Charging batteries (77%): Stbd.-Charging, 496RPM; Port-Propulsion, 375RPM/11kn.
2022 - FuMB-Warning in 210°true, E=15600 (no Magic Eye).
2024 - Airplane sighted in 185°true, E=6000, on course NE.
2025 - Interrupting charging process - "ALARM!".
2028 - At A-Meter no bombs.
Cmdr.:
Apparently, this airplane was not equipped with radar. A bit strange that no Hunter Group has been dispatched to search for us ... I haven't quite finished my thought, when the listening room is reporting turbine screw noises approacing from the East ...
- to be continued -