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Old 03-26-23, 04:21 PM   #128
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25.5.1936 Tokyo Bay 267th. day at sea

Schiff 30 stopped at Malden Island to give the crew 3 days shore leave. Afterwards Schiff 30 sailed northward crossing the busy Fiji-Honolulu and Auckland-Honolulu routes her main radio rooms picked up over 2 dozen ships and a further 2 dozen which could not be identified. The seaplane was also launched and in 3 flights sighted 2 steamers. In spite of sighting 2 steamers at long range the H.K. was itself not sighted.

Schiff 30 continued her march northward and soon entered the Yokohama-Honolulu route she sailed towards Japan without sighting a ship although the B-Dienst carried out by the Main radio room indicated that the several Japanese ships were sailing in the area however none were sighted. On the 22nd. a radio message was received indicating that Schiff 30 would meet the S.S. “Bremen” and 2 German freighters to transfer the cargo for the German Naval Attache.

Schiff 30 entered Sagami Bay then Uraga Channel and into Tokyo Bay where she anchored alongside the S.S. Bremen at 2300 hrs. the first major objective of the H.K. had been achieved. Schiff 30 will remain in Tokyo Bay until July 1st then sail for Shanghai and Hong Kong.


Schiff 30 and SS Bremen in Tokyo Bay

Schiff 30 transiting the North Pacific
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Kapitan.z.S Hartmann's (U-35,U-46-U-204-U-332-U-256-U-293, U-838, U-830, U-834, U-1188, U-1180, U-835, U-840, U-839, Schiff 44 “AFRIKA”, Schiff 77 "Stortebecker", "Schiff 66 "WOLF", Schiff 19, Schiff 30) motto: Eastward Ho!
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Schiff 30 wird sie alle versenken!

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