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U 113 (IXC) - 3rd War Patrol - With improved weather come the airplanes
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Friday, 9 January 1942 - ENE of Bermuda -
0420 - Qu.3155DD -
0747 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
For Commanders eyes only:
Paukenschlag Boats: Distribution of attack areas off the American coast:
U 66 (Zapp) - CA 79, 97, DC 12-13
U 123 (Hardegen) - CA 28, 29, 52, 53
U 125 (Folkers) - CA 38, 59, 62, 63
U 109 (Bleichrodt) - area between points BA 9633 - CB 1577 - BB 7355 - BB 8575.
U 130 (Kals) - BB 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58. This boat will be assumed to be in her area on 13 January.
U 113 (RST) - area between DC 16 - CA 54 - BB 58. This boat will be assumed to be in her area on 14 January.
0920 - Early Morning Dawn.
1033 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since Sunrise, 6 Jan.
1200 - Qu.2366DD - Days Run: 120.9sm (↗ 24h).
169.7cbm (3.5cbm/24h). On course 270°. Battery 7600Ah. 14 internal and 8 external torpedoes. Weather unchanged since Sunrise, 6 Jan.
1215 - Diving for torpedo maintenance and trial dive.
1220 - A-20. Lunch until 1250h. 135rpm, 3kn.
1300 - T=50. Commencing of torpedo maintenance.
1410 - O₂ = 20%.
1538 - QU.2365DD - Listening contact with steamer bearing 0°, E=19000, on course East, medium speed.
1600 - Bow tubes serviced. Break until 1620h.
1620 - Steamer passing the boat 800m to our port beam, on opposite course. Commencing torpedo maintenance of stern tubes.
1750 - O₂ = 19%. Stern tubes serviced.
1800 - At A-20. Dinner until 1845h.
1900 - Beginning of trial dive acc. B.d.U.-Standing Order 507.
1920 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. Setting Reception Depth.
1936 - T=20.
1940 - Surfaced after 7h 25' and 21.3sm. Battery: 6000Ah.
Weather: NNW6/5, partly cloudy, light haze, medium visibility, >1000mb. Wind and Sea decreasing and shifting North.
2001 - Boat ventilated and Pressurized Air Supply filled.
2007 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
For Commanders eyes only:
Paukenschlag Boats: Entrances to Portland and Boston have been mined. 13 U.S.A. harbors have been designated as defense areas, among which are New York, San Francisco, Boston and Norfolk.
2012 - Sundown. NNE5/4, partly cloudy, light haze, medium visibility, >1000mb.
2210 - Qu.2355DD - NE5/4, partly cloudy, light haze, medium visibility, >1000mb.
Cmdr.: Finally, the weather and sea conditions have improved.
Boat operating acc. to Op.-Orders "Paukenschlag".
Kptlt.&Cmdr.
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ...
Saturday, 10 January 1942 - Northeast of Bermuda -
0915 - Qu.2255DD - Early Morning Dawn.
1031 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since 9 Jan., 2210h.
1200 - Qu.2246DD - Days Run: 135.9sm - ↗ 114.6sm (16h 35') - ↘ 21.3sm (7h 25').
168.8cbm (0.9cbm/24h). On course 270°. Battery 6000Ah. 14 internal and 8 external torpedoes. Weather unchanged since 9 Jan., 2210h.
1201 - Incoming F.T.: From Yugoslav steamer "Nikolina Matkovic":
Urgently requesting help due to loss of her rudder. Qu.AJ 92.
Cmdr.: The steamer is probably in the same storm that we were in for this past week, and which has now shifted northward. A ship in this kind of storm without a rudder is lost. "God save their souls!".
1245 - Qu.2245DD - "ALARM!". Diving from airplane in 200°true, on course ENE, sighted at 6000m.
1247 - At A-20, no bombs.
Cmdr.: We are about 245sm Northeast of Bermuda. Visibility is about 5.5sm.
1300 - At Reception Depth.
1305 - Surfaced after 20min. and 1.1sm.
Battery: 5900Ah. 2x235RPM.
1316 - Pressurized Air Supply filled.
1425 - Qu.2244DD - "ALARM!". Diving from a pair of single engine airplanes in 240°true, approaching from the general direction of Bermuda, sighted at 6000m.
1426 - At A-20, no bombs.
1449 - At Reception Depth.
1455 - Surfaced after 30min. and 1.6sm.
Battery: 5900Ah. 2x235RPM.
1515 - Pressurized Air Supply filled.
1613 - Qu.2166DD - "ALARM!". Diving from a pair of single engine in 210°true, approaching from the general direction of Bermuda, on course ENE, sighted at 6000m. No direct approach! Turning away again in 180°true on course WSW, towards Bermuda. At A-20, no bombs.
1629 - At Reception Depth.
1633 - Surfaced after 20min. and 1.1sm.
Battery: 5800Ah. 2x235RPM.
1738 - Qu.2165DD - Single engine airplane in 195°true, on course 60. Sighted at 6000m. Flying until reaching 130°true and flying off again on course 240° in the general direction of Bermuda. Never got closer than 5000m, no direct approach. Boat remains surfaced.
Cmdr.: It is now clear, that as the storm has forced us south, we have now entered the enemy air cover zone of Bermuda.
2023 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since 9 Jan., 2210h.
2049 - Qu.2155DD - "ALARM!". Diving from single engine airplane in 230°true, on course ENE, sighted at 5000m. At A-20, no bombs.
(Note: In the external view, 2 pair of airplanes can be seen)
2101 - At Reception Depth.
2104 - Surfaced after 15min. and 0.8sm.
Battery: 5800Ah. 2x235RPM.
2126 - Pressurized Air Supply filled.
Boat operating acc. to Op.-Orders "Paukenschlag".
Kptlt.&Cmdr.
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