Since my last career crashed, I started a new one with Klaus Scholtz and the U-108.
First patrol - Part I.
01.04.1941
Lorient
18:29 - Put to sea for first war patrol from Lorient. Up to Point II with escort.
02.04.1941
Bay of Biscay
BF5241
09:44 - Dive test to 40m.
03.04.1941
BF4334
02:13 - Dived because of rain and bad weather conditions. Clouds overcast, precipitation medium, visibility poor, wind 15mps 23.
BF1946
16:32 - No Improvement of weather conditions. Clouds overcast, precipitation medium, visibility poor, wind 15mps 129.
04.04.1941
BF1598
01:03 - Improvement of weather conditions. Radio switched to "Ireland" circuit. Clouds partial, visibility moderate, wind 6mps 30.
BF1552
06:20 - Crash dive for training. Flooding trainging.
BF1138
16:14 - Incoming transmission from BDU : KONDOR REPORTED LARGE CONVOY BF1799 - COURSE E AT 7KTS.
05.04.1941
AM8743
03:38 - Dived because of high waves and strong wind. Clouds overcast, visibility moderate, wind 15mps 131.
AM7861
20:43 - Incoming transmission from BDU : B-DIENST REPORTED LARGE CONVOY BF2121 - COURSE ENE AT 7KTS.
06.05.1941
AM7235
08:31 - Crash dive for training.
07.04.1941
AM4571
00:38 - Dived because of heavy precipitation and poor visibility, wind 14mps 209.
AM4158
16:15 - Clouds overcast, precipitation heavy, visibility poor, wind 14mps 339.
08.04.1941
AL0397
02:53 - No improvement of weather conditions.Clouds overcast, precipitation heavy, visibility poor, wind 7mps 269.
AL0344
18:04 - Clouds overcast, precipitaiton medium, visibility poor, wind 15mps 122.
09.04.1941
AL3764
04:43 - Stil no improvement of weather. Clouds overcast, precipitation medium, visibility poor, wind 15mps 115.
AL3912
14:41 - At last, return of decent weather conditions. Clouds clear, visibility moderate, wind 5mps 337.
10.04.1941
AL2763
06:56 - Crash dive for training. Flooding training.
AL2752
08:02 - Visual contact with warship, supposed to be a british Flower Class. Course N at 10Kts. Dive.
08:05 - Sound contact with at least ten ships, moving slow bearing 333. Surely a convoy !
08:29 - New visual contact with Flower Class warship through observation periscope.
08:42 - Visual contact with one ore carrier, Empire freighter and Granville freightr with observation periscope, range 3885m. General speed 5Kts.
08:45 - Suspision of being spotted by Flower Class, ramed againt us. Fired two torpedoes at close range, 700m. Torpedoe impact. Sunk for 950 tons.
08:51 - Dived to 80m. Heard two depthcharges explosions.
08:54 - Two depthcharges explosions.
09:08 - Back to periscope depth, fired four torpedoes at Empire-type freighter and one large merchant. Heard one torpedo impact.
09:16 - Heard four depthcharges explosions near us.
09:23 - Two depthcharges explosions, current depth 100m.
09:38 - Four depthcharges explosions. Sound contact with at least two escorts. 17 merchants ships in total.
AL2761
10:12 - Surfaced.
10:14 - Outgoing short signal transmission to BDU : 1014/10/39 BB SDH CBGI CYCZ WOPW VGXQ RZNG HRXY HRTB UCF SDH
10:43 - Visual contact lost with convoy, course 92 at 12Kts.
10:50 - Incoming transmission from BDU : SHORT SIGNAL ACKNOWLEDGED - KEEP CONTACT AND SHADOW CONVOY - SEND BEACON SIGNALS
AL2763
10:59 - New visual contact with convoy
11:00 - Incoming transmission from BDU : TO ROSENBAUM/MENGERSEN/SCHOLTZ - SCHOLTZ SHADOWING 17 SHIPS CONVOY AL2761 COURSE ENE AT 5KTS AND SENDING BEACON SIGNALS
11:41 - Forced to dive because of two Black-Swan class warships. Sound contact with rest of convoy moving slow bearing 031.
AL2739
13:35 - Starting to rain. Visual contact lost with convoy. Clouds overcast, precipitation heavy, visibilty poor, wind 15mps 53.
AL2844
15:28 - Outgoing short signal transmission to BDU : 1528/10/31 BB SDH ZTBI LQGM JAQZ AWGQ FUWG RBW SDH
15:54 - Incoming transmission from BDU : SHORT SIGNAL ACKNOWLEDGED - RETURN TO INITIAL ORDERS
16:16 - Incoming transmission from BDU : TO ROSENBAUM/MENGERSEN/SCHOLTZ - SCHOLTZ LEAVING PACK - CONVOY LAST POSITION AL2739 COURSE ENE AT 5KTS
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