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Old 07-08-21, 03:00 AM   #5862
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Default U 113 - 5th Training Flotilla

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Monday, 7 July 1941 - Baltic Sea - AGRU-Front, (Kvt.Kpt.-Ing. MÜLLER).

- Iceland is being occupied by US-Troops -

Cmdr.: With the occupation of Iceland by US-Troops and the increased enemy air cover, operation in that area and the break-through into the Atlantic will become more precarious.

0120 - Qu.9455AO -

0327 - Sunrise.

0340 - Qu.9465AO - A Russian twin-engine airplane - identified as a Tupolev Tu-2 - flies over the boat from bow to stern on course West without attacking the boat and flies off again on course NE.

0800 - Lightship "Hela" to our stbd. beam.

0815 - WSW1/1, partly cloudy, light haze, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb - Coming into port.

Battleship "Tirpitz" and Aircraft Carrier "Sydlitz" are anchored in Danzig (historically, Sydlitz was not refitted to an Aircraft Carrier until 1942 and never commissioned as such).

1000 - Mooring boat in Danzig.

Since last Etmal - Days Run: 256.8sm (22h)
207.3cbm (10.1cbm in 22h). 9300Ah. Weather unchanged in 1h 45'.

The totals of this AGRU patrol with U 113 and the 14th patrol overall are:

Traveled surfaced: 649.6sm - 2 days, 13h, 14min.
Traveled submerged: 10.3sm - 0 days, 6h, 16min.
Traveled total: 659.9sm - 2 days, 19h, 30min.

AGRU-Front successfully completed.

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Kptlt.&Cmdr.
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Tuesday, 8 July until Thursday, 17 July 1941 - Danzig/Hela - 5th Training Flotilla (Kvt.Kpt. MOEHLE).

Daily work routine throughout.

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