[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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

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Sunday, 17 August 1941 - East of Greenland -

0225 - Qu.2755AK - It's stopping to rain, wind and sea are getting calmer, shifting to NE and then to NNW.

0301 - Incoming F.T.: From U 452:
Sunk tanker 9000ts. - March -

0638 - Sunrise. NNW3/2, partly cloudy, light haze medium visibility, >1000mb.

0700 - Diving for trial dive. 185rpm, 4kn.

0716 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. Reacting well at 135rpm.

0720 - Setting reception depth.

0736 - T=20.

0740 - Surfaced after 40min. and 2.1sm.

1200 - Qu.0135AK - Days Run: 197.8sm - ↗ 194.0 (22h 20') - ↘ 3.8sm (1h 40').
124.8cbm (3.6cbm/24h). 9100Ah. 5 Eto and 9 Ato internal.

1635 - Qu.0155AK - New course 195°.

1835 - Norddeich Radio sending O.K.W. report about success operations togetherr with Hungarian military units, in the southern Ukraine.

2252 - Qu.5155AK - Sundown Midnight Twilight. New course 180°.

2337 - Caribou Merchant, bearing 34°, E=7000, on ENE heading, speed 7kn. "Battle Stations!". Manning deck gun.

2355 - Qu.5182AK - At E=2800, star shell over the steamer: Steamer starts zig-zagging and sending "SSS".

"Weapons Free"! After 10 rounds fired and hits, the steamer sinks on an even keel. Questioned and provisioned 3 survivors in 1 life boat.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Monday, 18 August 1941 - Southeast of Greenland -
- 3rd week at sea completed -

0015 - Left area on southerly heading. "Dismissed from Battle Stations!".

0200 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
On 17.8., at 2357h, sunk Caribou steamer 2181ts with deck gun, Qu.5182AK. Have 14 internal and 1 external eels and 121cbm. NNW3/2, partly cloudy light haze, visibility 4-5sm, >1000mb. - RST -

0301 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Received F.T.0200/18. Stay on station.

0535 - Qu.5455AK - New course 270°

0654 - Sunrise - W4/3, overcast, light haze, visibility 4-5sm, ~1000mb.

1200 - Qu.4666AK - Days Run: 220.0sm - ↗ 24h.
119.6cbm (5.2cbm/24h). 9100Ah. 5 Eto and 9 Ato internal. 10.5cm: 112xSpG, 28xLkG. M.G.-2cm-C/30: 7820

1453 - Fuel 120cbm (50%) - Is 118.7cbm => +1.3cbm Reserve

1630 - Qu.4655AK -

2254 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.

Boat continuing to operate along North Atlantic shipping lanes and convoy routes.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.