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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Friday, 11 June 1943 - Southwest of St.Helena -
0710 - Qu.3115GE - Course 110°.
1200 - Qu.3161GE - Days Run: 187.6nm - ↗ (24h)
Total: 6580.2nm (37tg 22h) - ↗ 6322.4nm (33tg 23h 04') - ↘ 257.8nm (3tg 22h 56')
500cbm (3cbm in 24h); Battery 95%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold;
SSE6/5, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb (Weather and Sea unchanged in 10days, 20h) - Early Morning Dawn -
1304 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 10 days and 21h.
2308 - Incoming Radio Reports:
From O.K.W.:
a) The US 8th Airforce attacked our naval base in Wilhelmshaven and the RAF attacked Münster and Düsseldorf, while Major Werner Streib of 1./NJG 1, flying a Heinkel He 219 Uho V9 A-0/R2 night fighter aircraft from Venlo, Netherlands, shot down five Avro Lancaster bombers in a single sortie. The bombers were heading toward Düsseldorf.
From O.K.M.:
a) Allied forces invaded Pantelleria, in Operation Corkscrew.
From B.d.U.:
a) Capetown boats will not be able to supply from tanker "Schliemann" in KS 7744 before 22 June. Boats are to keep radio silence and are forbidden to attack after passing longitude of 55° E.
b) Boats have again been reminded that the sinking of Irish ships is to be avoided at all costs. Steamers often make a lot of smoke and have indistinct neutrality markings. Bad handling of the ships often gives the impression of zigzags as with enemy ships.
2346 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 11 days and 8h.
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ...
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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Saturday, 12 June 1943 - SSW of St.Helena -
0215 - Qu.3388GE - Course 119°.
0803 - Qu.1418GF -
1200 - Qu.1456GF - Days Run: 188.0nm - ↗ (24h)
Total: 6768.2nm (38tg 22h) - ↗ 6510.4nm (34tg 23h 04') - ↘ 257.8nm (3tg 22h 56')
488cbm (2cbm in 24h); Battery 95%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold
SSE6/5, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb (Weather and Sea unchanged in 11days, 20h) - Early Morning Dawn -
1258 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 11 days and 21h.
1353 - Qu.1468GF - Course 110°.
1636 - Qu.1572GF - Course 119°.
2308 - Incoming Radio Reports:
From O.K.W.:
a) The RAF launched a heavy raid on Bochum in the Ruhr region. In retaliation, our Luftwaffe launched a night attack on Plymouth.
From B.d.U.:
a) U 653's group (Kptlt. Gerhard Feiler), on outward passage, reported several a/c shadowing in BF 7346. Boats were ordered to dive together at an opportune moment at their own discretion.
b) U 172 (Kptlt. Carl Emmermann) reports constant air activity of carrier-borne a/c over her supply rendezvous with U 118 (XB; KrvKpt. Werner Czygan) - (DH 4455). Supply rendezvous has been transferred 100 miles to the south.
c) U 645 (Oblt.d.R. Otto Ferro) was attacked by a Liberator for 40 minutes at her rendezvous with U 450 (Oblt. Kurt Böhme), BD 3666. The aircraft dropped bombs 30 meters in her wake. The boat hit the aircraft, which flew off making smoke. According to a Radio Intelligence Report, this aircraft called for assistance, so it was probably shot down. An hour later U 645 was again attacked, without result. Rendezvous for U 450, U 592 (Kptlt. Carl Borm) and U 645 was then transferred to BD 3391.
d) U 105 (Kptlt. Jürgen Nissen; ex Schewe) refueled from "Milkcow" U 460 (Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor) on 19.5. and then returned to the operations area off Freetown. On 7.6. she was ordered to make a situation report and did not reply. She must be presumed lost. Nothing is known of the cause of loss.
2334 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 12 days and 8h.
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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115