[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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

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Monday, 3 February 1941 - Western Approaches

0400 - Qu.3655BE

0640 - Morning Dawn.

0700 - Diving for trial dive according Standing B.d.U.-Op.-Oder No. 507.

0720 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter.

0731 - Surfaced.

0757 - Sunrise.

1130 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Will be at point Lore, 4.2., 1100h. - RST -

1200 - Qu.1727BF - Days Run: 310.1sm - ↗308.2sm (23h 29') - ↘1.9sm (31')
72.6cbm (9.7cbm/24h). 9100Ah. Weather unchanged since 1.2., 2208h.

1224 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Transit from point Lore on path Herz to point Luci-2. Call in when 24h from Luci-2.

1325 - Qu.1755BF

- to be continued -

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

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- continued from 3 Feb. 1325h -

1335 - Boat operating on ship contact report 1330/3 in Qu.1773BF, on course ENE, speed 7-9kn.

1400 - Qu.1758BF - Smoke Plume bearing 10°. Ship is identified as a Large Motor Merchant, on course 70°, speed 8kn.

1420 - At E=3000, "Weapons Free!". After scoring hits with the last 10 SpG and 1 LkG of the 10.5cm gun, the steamer continues. Manned the 3.7cm-Flak. After 4 ZlG rounds and 14 PbG rounds, the steamer return fire with a gun mounted on the forecastle.

1428 - "ALARM!". Boat continues to sink and can only be brought back from T=30 to S-Tiefe with E-Motors running at 185RPM.

1435 - S-Tiefe. Now, the steamer is identified as a Parcel-Merchant of 3019ts.

1455 - Surfaced. Approaching the steamer at angle 180°, as the deck gun is mounted on the forecastle. The boat has to approach with enough of an angle, to be able to bring the 3.7cm-Flak to bear.

1512 - "Weapons Free!" at 1000m. The steamer is returning fire, with what appears to be another deck gun mounted on the after section of the ship. As before, the shots fall way short.

1517 - Boat has to dive again from armed steamer. Running off on general course, T=20.

1548 - Surfaced. As there seems to be no possibility to sink the armed steamer with the 3.7cm-Flak, running off on general course.

1636 - Sundown.

1901 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
U 107 (Hessler, son-in-law of B.d.U.) reporting convoy OB-279 in Qu.AL0264. U 123, 52, 103 and 96, are ordered to operate on this convoy.

1934 - Incoming F.T.1930/3: From B.d.U.:
Inbound ship in Qu.4136BF, on course NE, speed 7-9kn and Outbound convoy in Qu.4163BF, on course SW, speed 5kn.

2353 - Qu.4255BF - Boat continues on return voyage.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.