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

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Wednesday, 5 November 1941 - Lorient (Qu.6157BF) -

Clearing out of boat:

94.1cbm (+2cbm Reserve); 8 external Ato;
10.5cm: 150xSpG+30xLkG; M.G.-C/30-2cm: 8000PbG.
Discharging of battery (7700Ah).
Placing boat in dry dock for Shipyard Overhaul.
Routine work by the crew throughout.

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Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Thursday, 6 November 1941 - Lorient

The totals of this 2nd war patrol with U 113 and 14th war patrol overall are:

Traveled surfaced: 5461.3sm - 29 days, 17h, 41min.
Traveled submerged: 118.0sm - 2 days, 16h, 49min.
Traveled total: 5579.3sm - 32 days, 10h, 30min.

Total of 4 merchants for 18091ts sunk and 2 Ore-Freighters for 8157ts torpedoed.

Of that from Op. against convoy 0710/15 (perhaps, detached from HX.153):
3 steamers of 15812ts sunk and 2 steamers of 8157ts torpedoed.

Independently travelling ships:
1 steamer of 2279ts sunk.

Torpedo hits: 8 (4 Eto and 4 Ato).
Torpedo misses: 2 Eto on zig-zagging steamer.
Torpedo failures:
- 4 Eto (Pi-G7H) understeered in high sea. Of these:
- 1 Eto was not serviced yet after leaving port and
- 1 Eto was subject to high water pressure due to an open torpedo tube, when the boat had to dive from an approaching destroyer.

Crash Dives: 1 from a destroyer.

Depth Charges: 182 - no damage.

Pressure hull: 100% (Accumulated: 0%).

Honour points: 1521.84 (Accumulated: 27066.89).

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Kptlt.&Cmdr.