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Old 01-09-22, 07:57 AM   #6116
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Default U 113 (IXC) - 3rd War Patrol - B.d.U. sending further Op.-Paukenschlag Orders & Intel

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KTB - U 113

Thursday, 8 January 1942 - East of Bermuda -

0910 - Early Morning Dawn.

1025 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since Sunrise, 6 Jan.

1200 - Qu.3255DD - Days Run: 124.5sm (24h).
173.2cbm (1.4cbm/24h). On course 270°. Battery 6900Ah. 14 internal and 8 external torpedoes. Weather unchanged since Sunrise, 6 Jan.

2016 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since Sunrise, 6 Jan.

Boat operating acc. to Op.-Orders "Paukenschlag".

RST
Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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KTB - U 113

Friday, 9 January 1942 - ENE of Bermuda -

0420 - Qu.3155DD -

0747 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
For Commanders eyes only:
Paukenschlag Boats: Distribution of attack areas off the American coast:
U 66 (Zapp) - CA 79, 97, DC 12-13
U 123 (Hardegen) - CA 28, 29, 52, 53
U 125 (Folkers) - CA 38, 59, 62, 63
U 109 (Bleichrodt) - area between points BA 9633 - CB 1577 - BB 7355 - BB 8575.
U 130 (Kals) - BB 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58. This boat will be assumed to be in her area on 13 January.
U 113 (RST) - area between DC 16 - CA 54 - BB 58. This boat will be assumed to be in her area on 14 January.

0920 - Early Morning Dawn.

1033 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since Sunrise, 6 Jan.

1200 - Qu.2366DD - Days Run: 120.9sm (24h).
169.7cbm (3.5cbm/24h). On course 270°. Battery 7600Ah. 14 internal and 8 external torpedoes. Weather unchanged since Sunrise, 6 Jan.

1215 - Diving for torpedo maintenance and trial dive.

1220 - A-20. Lunch until 1250h. 135rpm, 3kn.

1300 - T=50. Commencing of torpedo maintenance.

1410 - O = 20%.

1538 - QU.2365DD - Listening contact with steamer bearing 0°, E=19000, on course East, medium speed.

1600 - Bow tubes serviced. Break until 1620h.

1620 - Steamer passing the boat 800m to our port beam, on opposite course. Commencing torpedo maintenance of stern tubes.

1750 - O = 19%. Stern tubes serviced.

1800 - At A-20. Dinner until 1845h.

1900 - Beginning of trial dive acc. B.d.U.-Standing Order 507.

1920 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. Setting Reception Depth.

1936 - T=20.

1940 - Surfaced after 7h 25' and 21.3sm. Battery: 6000Ah.
Weather: NNW6/5, partly cloudy, light haze, medium visibility, >1000mb. Wind and Sea decreasing and shifting North.

2001 - Boat ventilated and Pressurized Air Supply filled.

2007 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
For Commanders eyes only:
Paukenschlag Boats: Entrances to Portland and Boston have been mined. 13 U.S.A. harbors have been designated as defense areas, among which are New York, San Francisco, Boston and Norfolk.

2012 - Sundown. NNE5/4, partly cloudy, light haze, medium visibility, >1000mb.

2210 - Qu.2355DD - NE5/4, partly cloudy, light haze, medium visibility, >1000mb.

Cmdr.: Finally, the weather and sea conditions have improved.

Boat operating acc. to Op.-Orders "Paukenschlag".

RST
Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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