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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Tuesday, 6 July 1943 - Indian Ocean -
- 9th week at sea completed -
0638 - Qu.4714JB -
1045 - Morning Dawn.
1149 - Sunrise.
1200 - Qu.6819JA - Days Run: 186.0nm - ↗ 24h
Total: 11193.9nm (62tg 22h) - ↗ 10771.1nm (56tg 07h 05') - ↘ 422.8nm (6tg 14h 55')
Course 87°; 432cbm (2cbm in 24h); Battery 82.9%; 2xEtoFat; 8xBold.
ESE7/6, overcast, light haze, medium visibility, ~1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 60h)
2127 - Qu.4822JB - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 70h.
2312 - Incoming Radio Reports:
From O.K.W.:
a) Report about progress of Operation Citadelle (Battle of Kursk). In the north of the Kursk salient, on Central Front, the Russians launched a counter-attack, throwing in three tank corps. But it foundered on former Soviet minefields which the our 9th Army had reinforced, and the Soviets instead took up fixed positions to act as a breakwater against a renewed German assault. In the South, the advance of our 4th Pz.-Army continued.
From B.d.U.:
a) U 181 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wolfgang Lüth) is to have freedom of action S. of 16° S. and W. of 70° E.
b) The following will supply from "Milkcow" U 487 , from 1000/9/7 in DF 6882: U 195 (IXD1; KrvKpt. Heinz Buchholz) for return passage at most economical speed., U 598, 406, 604, 662 and 591 35 cbm each and provisions for 7 days.
c) All boats proceeding S. have again been reminded of the order for most economical fuel consumption outside the areas particularly endangered by aircraft. There is so little traffic in all the operational areas that the desired success can only be achieved after a long period in the operations area. Only few boats can supply on return passage owing to the shortage of tankers.
d) At 0800/8/7 U 558 (Kptlt. Günther Krech) will hand over to U 455 (Kptlt. Hans-Martin Scheibe) in CG 5715 cipher memoranda Triton-M, Officers and General, for July and August.
B-Dienst Report:
a) US General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived at Malta by B-17 aircraft.
b) Aircraft Carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10; Essex-class) exited Chesapeake Bay, United States, on her way to the Pacific Ocean.
RST
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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Wednesday,
7 July 1943 - North of Iles Crozet -
0823 - Qu.4689JB - Large Tanker 12858ts, bearing 309°, on course 253°, 17kn. No prior radar contact.
Decision not to attack. Reasons:
1. Unfavourable sea state (6 medium swell);
2. Problems with compressor;
3. Unclear ship identification;
4. Only 2 EtoFat for devensive action remaining.
Cmdr.:
Torpedoing our own supply ship would be a fatal mistake!
Passing tanker at distance of 3000m to our port beam on opposite course.
0839 -
Outgoing F.T.:
To B.d.U.:
Tanker 12000ts in Qu.4689JB, 258°, 17kn. No attack due to sea state 6, unclear compressor and uncertain ship ID. 430cbm. 2 EtoFat. ESE7/6, overcast, light haze, visibility ~3.5nm, ~1000mb. Heading toward supply ship. - RST -
1030 - Morning Dawn.
1140 - Sunrise.
1200 - Qu.4699JB -
Days Run: 185.8nm - ↗ 24h
Total: 11379.7nm (63tg 22h) - ↗ 10956.9nm (57tg 07h 05') - ↘ 422.8nm (6tg 14h 55')
Course 87°; 429cbm (3cbm in 24h); Battery 82.9%; 2xEtoFat; 8xBold.
ESE7/6, overcast, light haze, visibility ~3.5nm, ~1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 3d 12h)
1949 - Qu.5496JB - Radar contact bearing 0°, E=6000; Shadow ahead, stationary.
1954 - Vessel is identified as
Merchant Raider IX "Michel" (Ship 28; Kapitän zur See Günther Gumprich). Giving Recognition Signal, answered and confirmed.
Decision to attempt supplying at the Leeward side of Supply Ship. Water Depth 20m. Fuel hose connection done by crane. Supplying of provisions by rope connection. Charging batteries.
Messages transferred by Supply Ship (see Annex II to KTB).
2124 - Sundown.
2305 - Setting in darkness - Provisioning completed. Leaving Supply Ship (for details of Supply refer to Annex I to KTB).
RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115