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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)

Monday, 21 June 1943 - West of Cape Town -

0700 - Qu.6364GQ - Diving for Torpedo Maintenance.

0705 - T=50. Beginning torpedo maintenance.

0756 - Tube I serviced (T-3/Pi39H). - Break until 0810 -

0901 - Tube V serviced (EtoFat/Pi39H).

0956 - Tube VI serviced (T-4/Pi39H).

1000 - Beginning of Trial Dive acc. B.d.U. Standing Orders No.507 & No.308. 145rpm/3kn.

1041 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter.

1045 - Setting for T=20 with 96rpm.

1100 - Reception Depth. Submerged cruise.

1150 - CO₂ - Warning at 1.7%.

1200 - Qu.6369GQ - Days Run: 163.9nm - ↗ 150.2nm (19h) - ↘ 13.7nm (5h)
Total: 8385.5nm (47tg 22h) - ↗ 8076.5nm (43tg 05h 04') - ↘ 309.0nm (4tg 16h 56')
Course 117°; 468cbm (2cbm in 24h); Battery 68.6%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; T=20; CO₂ 1.7%.

1235 - Sunrise.

1257 - S-Tiefe. Battery 65.7%; CO₂ 1.9%

1300 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h and 2.7nm since Etmal (Total: 6h and 16.4nm). Weather and Sea unchanged.

1301 - Boat ventilated.

1305 - Charging batteries (65.7%): Stbd.-Charging, 496RPM; Port-Propulsion, 375RPM/10kn.

1555 - Qu.4172GR - Batteries charged => 2h 50min. for 34.3%. 2xSmall-Ahead/185RPM/8kn.

2221 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 21 days and 8h.

2309 - Incoming Radio Reports:

O.K.W.-Report:
a) Heavy air raid by the RAF on Krefeld, Ruhr. 44 terror bombers were shot down.

From B.d.U.:
a) Additonal Order, from 20 June: The following has been added to B.d.U. Standing Order No. 13: Life jackets are to be available to the entire crew in the air endangered areas according to para.1).
b) Report from "Milkcow" U 462 Oblt. Bruno Vowe: On outbound transit was attacked and damaged by 5 Mosquito aircraft in BF 8153. One aircraft possibly shot down. One man killed (Mtr.Gfr. Ferdinand Brunnbaur) and several seriously wounded. Have begun return passage.

B-Dienst Report:
a) On 20 June, the RAF initiated shuttle bombing, where planes departed home fields to bomb Germany, re-armed in Africa, then bomb Italian targets en route back to Britain. The first of these raids targeted Friedrichshafen, Germany.
b) On 20 June, Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9) arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, with survivors of U 118 (XB; KrvKpt. Werner Czygan), sunk on 12 June, west of the Canary Islands, by eight Avenger aircraft of USS Bogue (43 dead and 16 survivors). Task Group 21.12 was dissolved and made eligible for European-African-Middle Eastern Area Engagement Star E207. This sortie was one of six Bogue sortie's singled out in a Presidntial Unit Citation.

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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, 22 June 1943 - South-Atlantic -

- 7th week at sea completed -

0250 - Qu.4543GR - Course 119°.

0635 - Qu.4559GR - Course 90°. Reached the Shipping Lane Cape Town - Buenos Aires - Cape Town, within the Surface Patrol Area off Cape Town.

0950 - Qu.4569GR - Course 80°.

1130 - Morning Dawn.

1200 - Qu.4648GR - Days Run: 191.7nm - ↗ 189.0nm (23h) - 2.7nm (1h)
Total: 8577.2nm (48tg 22h) - ↗ 8265.5nm (44tg 04h 04') - ↘ 311.7nm (4tg 17h 56')
Course 80°; 465cbm (3cbm in 24h); Battery 100%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold.
SSE6/5, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 21days and 21h).

1209 - Qu.4648GR - "Surface Vessel!". Steamer bearing 93°, E=7500 (4.6nm). A large fast tanker of 9165ts, on opposite course 254°, speed 19kn. Boat going on parallel course and A.K.

1229 - Sunrise. Weather & Sea unchanged in 21days and 22h.

1230 - Broke off chase due to high speed of tanker. Returned to original course 80°; 2x245RPM/8kn.

Cmdr.: Right after reaching the shipping lane, we run into a large tanker. Too bad, we were too far off for an attack and that the steamer was too fast for us to be able to maneuver into attack position.

1315 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Reached Steamer Route Cape Town - South America and at 1209 sighted Tanker 9165ts, on course 254°, speed 19kn, Qu.4648GR. Broke off pursuit due to high speed of tanker. Still have 4 eels and 465cbm. Weather and Sea unchanged in over 3 weeks: SSE6/5, medium swell, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb. Continue outbound transit. - RST -

1330 - Qu.4649GR - Crash dive for training. T=10 after 39 Sec. (1st Watch with Diving Officer); T=20 after 58 Sec.; A-Meter after 2min, 37 Sec.

1335 - Setting for A-20 with 96rpm.

1344 - T=20. Battery 97%; Compressed Air Supply 290Atü; CO₂ 1.1%.

1350 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 20 min. and 1.3nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged.

1353 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. 2x245RPM, 8kn.

2210 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 22 days and 8h.

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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115