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Old 01-30-22, 06:02 AM   #6146
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Default U 113 (IXC) - 3rd War Patrol - Another storm is approaching ...

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KTB - U 113

Thursday, 29 January 1942 - Northeast of Cape Hatteras -

0133 - Lost sound contact with steamer in relative bearing 219°, E=20000, on course 006°, slow speed, from Qu.8483 to 8456CA.

0507 - O = 19%.

0620 - 105rpm/2kn, Silent Running.

0941 - Sunrise.

0957 - O = 18%.

1000 - Surfaced after 12h 40min. and 29.2sm.
Weather and Sea unchanged since Sundown, 28 Jan.
Battery 7800Ah. 2x235RPM/7kn. Course 83°.

1007 - Boat ventilated.

1200 - Qu.8545CA - Days Run: 91.8sm - 53.4sm (8h 05') - 38.4sm (15h 55').
126.0cbm (0.6cbm/24h). On course 83°. Battery 7800Ah. 8 external Ato. 136x10.5cm-SpG. Weather unchanged since Sundown 28 Jan.

1216 - Incoming F.T.: From U 132:
Sunk the Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton, off Iceland. - Vogelsang -

1403 - Qu.8554CA - Let a neutral Brazilian Caribou Steamer pass, E=4500. Is on course North and armed with stern deck gun. Did not send radio message. No use of weapons due to weather and sea.

Cmdr.: As the steamer is armed, it should have been sunk, but unfortunately, weather prevented it.

1605 - Qu.8555CA - On course 90°.

1815 - Charging Batteries (7800Ah):
- Port Engine Propulsion 285RPM/7kn;
- Stbd.Engine Charging, 496RPM.

1915 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 24h. Visibility ~5sm.

1932 - F.T. from U 109: To U 130:
Kals: Don't send radio beacon. Wait until 30 Jan. NW11/9-10, 998mb, have to heave to due to storm. Approximate Position CB4840 - Bleichrodt -

2005 - Batteries charged (1h 50' for 2200Ah). Evening Dusk.

Boat operating acc. to Op.-Orders "Paukenschlag".

RST
Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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KTB - U 113

Friday, 30 January 1942 - Off the U.S.A. East Coast -

0315 - Qu.8655CA -

0815 - Early Morning Dawn.

0930 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since Sundown, 28 Jan.

1200 - Qu.9446CA - Days Run: 167.7sm (24h).
124.8cbm (1.2cbm/24h). On course 90°. 8 external Ato. 136x10.5cm-SpG. Weather unchanged since Sundown 28 Jan.

1201 - F.T. from U 132: To B.d.U.:
Position West of Reykjavik. Began return cruise to western France, diesel compressor out of order and other damage unable to be repaired. Attacked convoy on 29 January, consisting of 1 steamer (3,000 tons), 2 destroyers, 1 sweeper, 2 patrol craft and 1 escort ship. Sunk the Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton, as result of 4 torpedo spread shot. - Vogelsang -

1202 - F.T. from U 654: To U 130:
Kals: Testing of 8 electric torpedoes showed fault in plugging in plus or minus cables, from battery to heater. Result was quicker topping up and shorter runs. After changing over, these errors were completely corrected. - Forster -

1410 - Qu.9455CA -

1640 - It's becoming overcast, wind and sea increasing, shifting East.

Cmdr.: We are approaching the storm area, where the fuel transfer from U 130 to U 109 is impossible because of weather.

1903 - Sundown. ESE7/6, cloudy, light haze, medium visibility, ~1000mb.

Boat operating acc. to Op.-Orders "Paukenschlag".

RST
Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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