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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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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.
RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115