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Originally Posted by Kapitän

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Tuesday, 21 October 1941 - South of Rockall Bank -

0500 - Morning Dawn.

0641 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged in 48h.

0839 - It's beginning to rain. Wind and Sea becoming a bit less, shifting to SSE.

0920 - Qu.4155AM - SSE6/5, overcast, rain, limited visibility, <1000mb.

1200 - Qu.4128AM - Days Run: 140.7sm - (↗ 24h).
156.5cbm (2.6cbm/24h). On course 0°. 6900Ah. 8 external Ato. Weather unchanged since 0920h.

Third status and position request for U 204 (Kell). Boat is presumed lost.

(U 204 - VIIC, Kptlt. Walter Kell - was sunk on 19 October 1941 in the Straits of Gibraltar off Tangier, in position 35.46N, 06.02W, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Mallow and the British sloop HMS Rochester. 46 dead, all hands lost.)

1750 - Sundown. SSE6/5, overcast, fog, poor visibility, ~1000mb.

1801 - Norddeich Radio sending a report about the French cargo ship Nivana (1,530 GRT) being bombed and damaged within French territorial waters in the Gulf of Hammamet (Tunisia) by seven British aircraft and being beached with the loss of nine of her crew. Instructions are then given by the Vichy-French Government to each ship off the French/Tunisian Coast, to provide an escort by torpedo boats and to shoot at attacking aircraft without prior warning.

1830 - Diving for submerged cruise at T=50. 65rpm, 1.6kn.

2022 - O₂ = 20%.

2100 - Lights out for the Off-Watch. Silent Running.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per F.T.0502/19.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Wednesday, 22 October 1941 - Western Rockall Bank -

0112 - O₂ = 19%.

0500 - Morning Dawn.

0629 - Sunrise. O₂ = 18%.

0635 - At reception depth.

0640 - Surfaced after 12h 10' and 17.2sm.
Weather unchanged since Sundown, 21 Oct.

0649 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. Battery 5900Ah.

0702 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Convoy HX.155 is approaching target patrol area. Code word is "Taskforce". Warning: Be aware of friendly units! Good luck and Happy Hunting!

0708 - Charging batteries at 5900Ah:
Port-Diesel propulsion 205RPM, 4-5kn;
Stbd.-Diesel charging, 496RPM.

0940 - Batteries charged: 2h 32' for 4100Ah.

1015 - New course 90°.

1200 - Qu.1779AM - Days Run: 82.6sm - ↗ 65.4 (11h 50') - ↘ 17.2sm (12h 10').
154.7cbm (1.8cbm/24h). On course 90°. 10,000Ah. 8 external Ato. Weather unchanged since Sundown, 21 Oct.

1255 - The fog is lifting. Wind and sea are dying down somewhat, shifting to South.

1420 - SSE5/4, overcast, hazy, medium visibility, ~1000mb.

1508 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
Group "Breslau": According to an Intelligence report the expected Gibraltar convoy (HG.75) is starting about 1600h. It will pass Tarifa about 1945h, and Cape Spartel about 2025h.

Cmdr.: This serves to call attention to the excellent work of the Commanding Officer in Spain. A direct attack on this convoy is only possible because of the certainty that B.d.U. has received reliable reports on the time the convoy is leaving port, what ships it consists of, and when it is to pass Tarifa. Today again, as is the rule, these reports have come in prompt and complete.

Group Breslau consisted originally of 6 boats but U 204 Kptlt.Walter Kell, has already been sunk with all hands lost, on 19 October:
U 71 (VIIC, Kptlt.Walter Flachsenberg)
U 83 (VIIB, Oblt.Hans-Werner Kraus)
U 206 (VIIC, Kptlt.Herbert Opitz)
U 563 (VIIC, Oblt.Klaus Heinrich Bargsten)
U 564 (VIIC, Oblt.Reinhard "Teddy" Suhren)

1742 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since 1420h.

1801 - Norddeich Radio sending report about Operation Siegfried in the Baltic:
Decision in the battle for the Estonian island of Dagö (Estonian Hiiumaa). Due to strong pressure of the German 61st Infantry Division (18th Army, Army Group North), the Red Army started on 16 October, 1941, to evacuate part of the island's troops to Odensholm and Hangö. On October 21, 1941, the resistance of the Red Army ended at Cape Takhkona. During this operation, 3388 Soviet troops were taken prisoner.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per F.T.0702/22.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.