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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Thursday,
18 March 1943 - Norwegian Sea -
- 1st week at sea completed -
0535 - Morning Dawn. Setting 3/4-Moon in NW.
0722 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 48h.
0810 - Crash Dive for Training.
0815 - Setting for Reception Depth. T=20 at 0820.
0825 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 15' and 1.1nm.
0826 - Compressed Air Supply filled.
1126 - Qu.4499AF bottom right -
ALARM! from Sunderland in 330°true, E=9000, first on southerly heading, then turning toward the boat. No FuMB Detection (also, no Magic Eye).
1128 - At A-10 two Wabos and at 1131 and 1134 further Wabos - no damages. Boat remains submerged.
1200 - Qu.4499AF -
Days Run: 213.7 nm - ↗ 201.0nm (20h) - ↘ 12.7nm (4h)
Total: 1344.1 nm (5days 14h 17') - ↗ 1309.3nm (5 days 2h 54') - ↘ 34.8nm (11h 23')
On course 288°; 485cbm (8cbm in 24h)
1300 - Setting for Reception Depth. T=20 at 1305.
1311 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h 11' and 3.4nm - since Etmal (Total 1h 45', 5.2 nm).
1313 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled; Battery 90%.
1320 - Testing of main diesels acc.
B.d.U.-Standing Order No. 510:
2xH.F., 375RPM, 13kn; G.F., 450RPM, 16kn; A.K., 496RPM, 17.5kn, for 30min. - all okay.
1512 - Qu.4495AF top left - FuMB detection in 166°true, E=13100 (no Magic Eye). Just before closing the C/T hatch, a twin A/C is sighted at E=6800.
1514 - At T=40 Wabos far off.
1515 - At A-Meter no damages.
1521 - Further Wabos far off are heard.
1555 - Setting for Reception Depth. T=20 at 1600.
1612 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h and 3.0nm.
Directly after surfacing, FuMB signals (Magic Eye) and a A/C is sighted in 130°true, E=13000, flying off on a southerly heading.
1613 - Boat ventilated; Battery 88.5%.
1645 - Qu.4491AF center right - FuMB Warning (no Magic Eye) and at 1646 A/C sighted in 230°true, E=12700, first on course N and at E=10000 turns towards the boat. Diving from approaching A/C. At A-20, four Wabos and further on at A-Meter, another 2x2 Wabos until 1651 - no damages.
Cmdr.:
Certainly a well patrolled area. FuMB and lookout crew are working well together.
1700 - Setting for Reception Depth. T=20 at 1705.
1711 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 25' and 1.3nm.
1716 - 2xH.F. (Cmdr.:
Need to make up for lost ground)
1720 - Qu.4491AF center -
ALARM! from Sunderland in 15°true, E=8000, on course SSW. No FuMB Detection (also, no Magic Eye).
1722 - At A-Meter three Wabos and two more at 1723 - no damages.
1730 - Setting for Reception Depth. T=20 at 1735.
1740 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 20' and 1.4nm.
1742 - Compressed Air Supply filled.
1745 - 2xH.F.
1817 - Qu.4459AF bottom right - Sunderland approaching boat from 200°true. No FuMB Detection (also, no Magic Eye). Is already pretty close, E=7000. Turning with A.K. toward the attacking A/C. Machine Gun fire, 4 Wabos fall wide behind the boat. Immediately after the fly-over,
ALARM! At A-20 further four Wabos.
Cmdr.:
Turning towards the attacking A/C caused the Wabos to overshoot the boat.
1820 - At A-Meter,
hull damage is assessed at 2%. This means that the boat now has a
safe diving depth of max.215m!
1845 - Submerged cruise at A-20.
1900 - Inspection of Pi-G7H pistols acc.
Standing B.d.U. Order No.307: 4 AtoFat under the bow and 3 AtoFat under the stern floor plates.
1915 - Sundown.
2002 - All Bow AtoFat Pi-G7H checked and found operational.
2100 - All Stern AtoFat Pi-G7H checked and found operational. Lights-Out for the Off-Watch.
2300 - CO₂ Warning at 1.7% (after 4h 43min.); Battery: 75.7%.
RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115