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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Monday, 22 March 1943 - North Atlantic -
0405 - Qu.8577AE - Crossing 15°W - Switching to Circuit Amerika I.
Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
15°W. Circuit Amerika I. 452cbm. SSE7/6, clear, good visibility, >1000mb. - RST -
0615 - Morning Dawn.
0758 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 12h.
0905 - Qu.8737AE top right - Diving for FuMB detection (also, no Magic Eye) in 192°true, E=17700.
0910 - At A-Meter no Wabos and no sound contact.
0920 - At T=50 Torpedo Maintenance.
1150 - Tubes I, II and III serviced. Lunch Break.
1200 - Qu.8737AE - Days Run: 197.2 nm - ↗ 182.4nm (18h 50') - ↘ 14.8nm (5h 10')
T=50; Battery: 82.9%; CO₂ = 1.5%
Total: 2281.6 nm (9days 14h 17') - ↗ 2178.7nm (8days 3h 33') - ↘ 102.9 nm (1day 10h 44')
On course 252°; 450cbm (6cbm in 24h);
1320 - Tube IV serviced.
1355 - CO₂ Warning at 1.7%.
1455 - Stern tubes serviced. Submerged cruise at A-20.
1610 - Setting for Reception Depth. T=20 at 1615.
1620 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 4h 20' and 12.1nm since Etmal (Total: 7h 15' and 20.3nm). Weather and Sea unchanged in 20h.
CO₂ = 1.7%; Battery: 75%; Compressed Air Supply: 290Atü.
1625 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled.
Charging Batteries: Stbd.-Charging; 496RPM; Port-Propulsion, 285RPM/7-8kn.
1642 - Qu.8753AE center - Diving for FuMB-Ortung (no Magic Eye) in 273°true, E=15100.
1646 - At A-Meter no Wabos and no sound contact.
1657 - Setting for Reception Depth; T=20 at 1702.
1707 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 25min. and 1.4nm.
1710 - Charging batteries as before (77.8%).
1717 - Qu8753AE bottom left - FuMB detection (also, Magic Eye) and A/C in 353°true, E=9500, on course South. ALARM!
1719 - At A-10 no Wabos and no sound contact.
1737 - T=20
1742 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 25min. and 1.5nm.
CO₂ = 1.1%; Battery: 77.8%; Compressed Air Supply: 385Atü.
1745 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. Charging batteries as before.
1803 - Qu.8753AE bottom left - ALARM! from A/C in 174°true, E=9700, on course NNW. No FuMB Detection (also, no Magic Eye).
1805 - At A-10 no Wabos and no sound contact.
1823 - T=20
1828 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 25min. and 1.6nm.
1835 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. Charging batteries as before (77.8%).
1900 - Qu.8755AE top right - ALARM! for twin engine A/C in 225°true, E=6100, on course NW. No FuMB detection (also, no Magic Eye).
1902 to 1906 - At A-10, 3 times Wabos - no damages.
Submerged cruise at A-10; Battery 81%.
2009 - Sundown.
2057 - Qu.8755AE -
2350 - CO₂ Warning at 1.7%.
RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115 |
Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ...
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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Tuesday,
23 March 1943 - North Atlantic -
0626 - T=40.
0654 - Reception Depth.
0700 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 12h and 33.5nm.
Weather and Sea unchanged. CO₂ = 2.8%; Battery: 62%; Compressed Air Supply: 270Atü.
0705 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. Charging batteries as before.
0802 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 36h.
0823 - Battery charged to 75%.
0921 - Qu.8775AE top right - Diving for FuMB Detection (no Magic Eye) in 192°true, E=11000. Just before closing the C/T Hatch, a twin engine A/C is sighted on a northerly heading. At A-Meter no Wabos and no sound contact.
0930 - Setting for Reception Depth; T=20 at 0936.
0941 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 20min. and 1.1nm.
0945 - Charging batteries as before (83.6%).
1001 - Qu.8775AE center - Diving for FuMB Detection (no Magic Eye) in 358°true, E=9300. Right after, A/C sighted bearing 104°, E=5800, on course South. At T=18 two Wabos behind the boat - no damages. Submerged cruise at A-20.
1032 - Reception Depth.
1036 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 35min. and 1.7nm.
1037 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled; Battery 83.6%.
1041 - Charging batteries as before.
1046 - Qu.8775AE bottom left -
ALARM! for A/C as at 1001. Sighting at same time as FuMB detection (Magic Eye).
1048 - At A-Meter no Wabos and no Sound Contact.
1053 - Submerged cruise at A-20.
1200 - Qu.8775AE -
Days Run: 87.0 nm - ↗ 52.0nm (4h 16') - ↘ 35.0nm (19h 44')
Total: 2368.6 nm (10days 14h 17') - ↗ 2230.7 nm (8days 7h 49') - ↘ 137.9 nm (2days 6h 28')
On course 252°; 448cbm (2cbm in 24h); T=60; Battery: 80.7%; CO₂ = 1.3%
1215 - Reception Depth.
1246 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 46min. and 2.3nm - since Etmal (Total: 2h and 5.9 nm). Weather and Sea unchanged in 40h; Visibility 5nm.
1248 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled.
Directly after surfacing, a twin-engine A/C is right on top of the boat and drops two Wabos that fall wide to Port - no damages. Afterwards, the A/C flies off on course South. Boat remains surfaced.
Cmdr.:
Seems that the A/C was just surprised to see us, as we were to see it.
1301 - Charging batteries as before.
1346 - Qu.8777AE center - Diving for FuMB Detection (no Magic Eye) in 208°true, E=14600.
1353 - At A-Meter no Wabos and no Sound Contact.
1403 - A-20.
1407 - Reception Depth.
1411 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 25min. and 1.2nm.
1416 - Charging batteries as before.
1426 - Qu.8777AE bottom left - FuMB Detection (Magic Eye) in 152°true., E=15400 and shortly after a twin-engine A/C is sighted. At the same time the boat is approached by a twin-engine A/C from 20°true, E=3600. Increasing speed to A.K. The boat is now attacked by two twin-engine A/C with machine gun fire but no Wabos - no damages.
1429 -
ALARM! At A-Meter, Wabos at 1434 and at 1435 - no damages.
1450 - Submerged cruise at A-20.
1615 - Reception Depth.
1619 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h 50min. and 5.4nm.
Weather and Sea unchanged in 44h.
1620 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled.
1630 - Charging batteries as before (85%).
1649 - Qu.3313AL top right - FuMB-Detection (no Magic Eye) in 70°true, E=17000 - is in the area of the last attack at 1426. Boat remains surfaced. Charging interrupted.
1700 - Continuing charging as before.
1830 - Batteries charged (1h 50min. for 15%). 1/3-Ahead.
1853 -
ALARM! for Sunderland in 14°true, E=7100, on course 190° (no FuMB Detection, also no Magic Eye).
1854 - At A-10 no Wabos and no Sound Contact.
1908 - At A-20, sound contact with warship bearing 284°, E=26000, very fast on course NW.
1918 - By now, three warships can be heard. S-Tiefe. Nothing can be seen with the A-Periscope.
1921 - Reception Depth. Now four warships are heard. Per sound contact are located in Qu.3239AL center right, on course 300°, speed 15kn.
1950 - Number of warships increases to five and at 1950 to six.
2003 - Sundown. By now seven warships are heard, are on search patterns in Qu.3235AL.
Cmdr.:
I suspect a U-Hunter Group working together with the Sunderland sighted at 1853.
2052 - S-Tiefe. Lost sound contact to U-Hunter Group.
2055 - Surfaced after 2h 02min. and 6.1nm.
Weather and Sea unchanged in 2 days.
2100 - Boat ventilated (CO₂ was 1.3%); Compressed Air supply filled (was 260Atü). Charging batteries as before (95%).
2130 - Batteries charged (30min. for 5%).
2227 - FuMB Detecion (no Magic Eye) in 316°true, E=8300. Twin Engine A/C on course 137°. Increasing speed to A.K. Spotlights, Machine Gun fire, two Wabos that fall wide to Port.
2228 - After the flyover
ALARM! E=3500. At T=20 several well placed Wabos. Water entry in the aft torpedo compartment, which is quickly stopped.
Tube VI is now completely unoperational. Pressure hull has taken 3% damage, is now 5%;
Safe Diving Depth is now 218.5m.
Several wounded crew members in the aft torpedo compartment.
2238 - At A-Meter no further Wabos and no Sound contact.
2255 - Submerged cruise at A-20.
2322 - All men are back on station. One MechMt.(T) (BtsMt.Lutz A. Fischer) is listed as "Shaken".
2327 - Reception Depth.
2332 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h 04min. and 3.2nm
Weather and Sea unchanged in 2 days and 3 hours.
2335 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled.
RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115