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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)

Thursday, 6 May 1943 - Bay of Biscay

0430 - Early Morning Dawn.

0557 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged since Bordeaux (40h).

1028 - Qu.8732BF - Wind and Sea increasing, shifting East: NE7/6, clear, good visibility, >1000mb.
Securing Flak guns.

1200 - Qu.8734BF - Days Run: 200.2nm - ↗ 198.6nm (23h 30') - ↘ 1.6nm (30')
Total: 432.6nm (46h) - ↗ 428.2nm (44h 30') - ↘ 4.4nm (1h 30')
502cbm (3cbm in 24h); East7/6, clear, good visibility, >1000mb.

1202 - Incoming F.T.: From U 438:
Sinking after escort attack. - Heinsohn -

Cmdr.: On 3 May, at 1830, U.-Heinsohn compared navigational position data with U 648 (Oblt.d.R. Peter Arthur Stahl), in Qu.AJ 61, and was operating on convoy ONS.5.

1349 - Course 270°.

1903 - 5.4nm north of Cape Les de Terra - Course 242°.
SSE4/3, clear, good visibility, >1000mb.

2016 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged since 1903.

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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115

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)

Friday, 7 May 1943 - Northern coast of Spain

0145 - Qu.7983BF - Course 270°.

0417 - Qu.7981BF - Course 238°.

0445 - Early Morning Dawn.

0612 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 11h.

1200 - Qu.2238CG - West of Cape Finisterre -Days Run: 191.2nm - (↗ 24h)
Total: 623.8nm (70h) - ↗ 619.4nm (68h 30') - ↘ 4.4nm (1h 30') - 33nm
500cbm (2cbm in 24h); Weather and Sea unchanged in 17h.

1532 - Incoming F.T.: From U 663:
Sinking after airplane attack in Bay of Biscay. - Schmid -

1555 - Qu.2255CG - Course 231°.

1732 - F.T. from B.d.U.: To U 192:
Happe: Give status and position report.

1831 - F.T. from B.d.U.: To U 192:
Happe: Urgently give status and position report.

2027 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 25h.

2303 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
OKW-Report: Tunis has been captured by the British 1st Army.

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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115