[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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

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Thursday, 21 August 1941 - Southeast of Greenland -

0300 - New course 70°.

0642 - Sunrise.

1200 - Qu.2957AK - Days Run: 186.8sm - ↗ 183.4 (22h 25') - ↘ 3.4sm (1h 35').
106.4cbm (3.5cbm/24h) +1.3 Reserve. 8500Ah.

1335 - Qu.2955AK. New course 90°.

1621 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
All Greenland boats are to go on course 70° and days run of 150sm, as of 1800h today.

1800 - New course 70°. K.F., 6-7kn.

1836 - Norddeich Radio sending O.K.W. report about successful operations on the eastern front and of Uboats attacking a Gibraltar convoy. In a different F.T., U 557 (Paulsen) had reported the sinking of 4 ships for 17,000ts and torpedoing another ship of convoy OG-71.

(Historically, U 557 sunk 4 ships from convoy OS-4 for 20,407ts, on 27 August 1941).

2240 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per B.d.U.-F.T.1621/21.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Friday, 22 August 1941 - Southeast of Greenland -

0627 - Sunrise. WNW5/4, clear, light haze, visibility 7-8sm, >1000mb.

0800 - NW4/3, clear, light haze, visibility 7-8sm, >1000mb.

1200 - Qu.2894AK - Days Run: 161.5sm - (↗ 24h).
102.9cbm (3.5cbm/24h) +1.3 Reserve. 8500Ah.

1210 - Charging batteries at 8500 Ah:
Port Diesel, Propulsion, 285RPM, 7kn;
Stbd.Diesel, Charging, 495RPM.

1320 - Batteries charged: 1h 10' for 1500Ah.

2240 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per B.d.U.-F.T.1621/21.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.