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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Monday, 5 July 1943 - Northeast of Prince Edward Islands -
0050 - Qu.6742JA - Weather and Sea unchanged in 24h.
1100 - Morning Dawn.
1159 - Sunrise.
1200 - Qu.6819JA - Days Run: 186.0nm - ↗ 24h
Total: 11007.9nm (61tg 22h) - ↗ 10585.1nm (55tg 07h 05') - ↘ 422.8nm (6tg 14h 55')
Course 87°; 434cbm (2cbm in 24h); Battery 82.9%; 2xEtoFat; 8xBold.
ESE7/6, overcast, light haze, medium visibility, ~1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 36h)
1414 & 1417 - F.T. from Navy Attaché in Tokyo: To O.K.M.:
Report on Op. of Japanese Uboats I-30 and I-8 in the Atlantic.
1545 - Qu.6829JA -
2135 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 46h.
2312 - Incoming Radio Reports:
O.K.W.-Report:
a) On 4 July, Operation Citadelle (Battle of Kursk) was launched on a over 320-km long front, with the 9th Army advancing 10 km in the North and 4th Pz.-Army 40 km in the South.
b) Naval battle in the Gulf of Kula, north of New Georgia, between US and Japanese Forces. The US Navy looses the Light Cruiser USS Helena (CL 50; Captain Charles Purcell Cecil), when she was hit by three torpedoes from Japanese warships. The US Navy claims that 8-9 Japanese ships have been sunk in this battle.
From B.d.U.:
a) U 271 (Oblt.d.R. Curt Barleben) has been ordered to return, with 34 cbm fuel, and will rendezvous with the damaged U 420 (Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Reese). U 667 (Kptlt. Heinrich-Andreas Schroeteler) will then be the only boat remaining in the N. Atlantic.
b) U 230 (Kptlt. Paul Siegmann; I.W.O. Ltnt. Herbert A. Werner) and U 566 (Kptlt. Hans Hornkohl) sailed for mining operations Chesapeake and Norfolk* respectively.
B-Dienst Report:
a) Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Card (CVE-11) arrived at Norfolk* Operating Base, Virginia.
RST
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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,
6 July 1943 - Indian Ocean -
- 9th week at sea completed -
0638 - Qu.4714JB -
1045 - Morning Dawn.
1149 - Sunrise.
1200 - Qu.6819JA -
Days Run: 186.0nm - ↗ 24h
Total: 11193.9nm (62tg 22h) - ↗ 10771.1nm (56tg 07h 05') - ↘ 422.8nm (6tg 14h 55')
Course 87°; 432cbm (2cbm in 24h); Battery 82.9%; 2xEtoFat; 8xBold.
ESE7/6, overcast, light haze, medium visibility, ~1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 60h)
2127 - Qu.4822JB - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 70h.
2312 -
Incoming Radio Reports:
From O.K.W.:
a) Report about progress of
Operation Citadelle (Battle of Kursk). In the north of the Kursk salient, on Central Front, the Russians launched a counter-attack, throwing in three tank corps. But it foundered on former Soviet minefields which the our 9th Army had reinforced, and the Soviets instead took up fixed positions to act as a breakwater against a renewed German assault. In the South, the advance of our 4th Pz.-Army continued.
From B.d.U.:
a) U 181 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wolfgang Lüth) is to have freedom of action S. of 16° S. and W. of 70° E.
b) The following will supply from "Milkcow" U 487 , from 1000/9/7 in DF 6882: U 195 (IXD1; KrvKpt. Heinz Buchholz) for return passage at most economical speed., U 598, 406, 604, 662 and 591 35 cbm each and provisions for 7 days.
c)
All boats proceeding S. have again been reminded of the order for most economical fuel consumption outside the areas particularly endangered by aircraft. There is so little traffic in all the operational areas that the desired success can only be achieved after a long period in the operations area. Only few boats can supply on return passage owing to the shortage of tankers.
d) At 0800/8/7 U 558 (Kptlt. Günther Krech) will hand over to U 455 (Kptlt. Hans-Martin Scheibe) in CG 5715 cipher memoranda
Triton-M, Officers and General, for July and August.
B-Dienst Report:
a)
US General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived at Malta by B-17 aircraft.
b) Aircraft Carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10; Essex-class) exited Chesapeake Bay, United States, on her way to the Pacific Ocean.
RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115