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U 113 (IXC) - 3rd War Patrol - Passed the Bay of Biscay - On outbound transit
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Friday, 19 December 1941 - Bay of Biscay -
0140 - Qu.6933BE - Passed Qu.BF40 and enemy air cover zone. Going on most fuel economical speed, 235RPM, 8kn.
0700 - Early Morning Dawn.
0831 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since Lorient.
1200 - Qu.6918BE - Days Run: 234.9sm - (↗ 24h).
224.2cbm (4.4cbm/24h). On course 259°. Battery 8500Ah. 14 internal and 8 external torpedoes. Weather unchanged since Lorient (72h).
1201 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
Second position and status request for U 131 (Baumann) and U 434 (Hyda).
1708 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since Lorient.
1720 - Qu.6837BE. "Smoke plume bearing 68°!".
Medium sized steamer running slowly on course 30°, E=16000.
Boat is continuing on outbound transit, acc. Op.-Orders "Paukenschlag".
1957 - Incoming F.T.: From U 574:
Diving from escort of convoy HG.76. - Gengelbach -
2000 - Qu.6855BE -
2151 - Incoming F.T.: From U 574:
Qu.8789BE. Torpedo hit midship on escort of convoy HG.76. Detected by second destroyer. Trying to escape on su...a...c...
Boat operating acc. to Op.-Orders "Paukenschlag".
Kptlt.&Cmdr.
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Saturday, 20 December 1941 - Northwest of Cape Finisterre -
0412 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Crossed 15°W. Switching to Atlantic Frequency. A lot of enemy air cover from Qu.4399 - 4561BF. 5 times Alarm, bombed twice, no damages. On 18 Dec., 2115h, one steamer in Qu.4484BF, on course NNE. On 19 Dec., one steamer in Qu.6837BE, on course 30°. Continuing outbound transit acc. to special Op.-Orders. 221cbm. 14+8 eels. N2/2, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb. - RST -
0433 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Message received. Continue as ordered.
0710 - Beginning Morning Dawn.
0841 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since Lorient.
1200 - Qu.6778BE - Days Run: 193.5sm - (↗ 24h).
219.8cbm (4.4cbm/24h). On course 259°. Battery 8500Ah. 14 internal and 8 external torpedoes. Weather unchanged since Lorient (4 days).
1201 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
First position and status request for U 574 (Gengelbach), and third position and status request for U 131 (Baumann) and U 434 (Hyda), both boats are presumed lost.
(U 131, IXC, KvtKpt. Arend Baumann, was sunk on its first war patrol, while operation on convoy HG.76, on 17 December 1941 in the North Atlantic north-east of Madeira, Portugal, in position 34.12N, 13.35W, by depth charges and gunfire from the British escort destroyers HMS Exmoor and HMS Blankney, the British destroyer HMS Stanley, the British corvette HMS Pentstemon and the British sloop HMS Stork and by gunfire from a Martlet aircraft* (802 Sqn FAA) of the British escort carrier HMS Audacity. 47 survivors, no casualties.)
(U 434, VIIC, Kptlt. Wolfgang Heyda, was sunk on its first war patrol, while operating on convoy HG.76, on 18 December 1941 in the North Atlantic north of Madeira, in position 36.15N, 15.48W, by depth charges from the British escort destroyer HMS Blankney and the British destroyer HMS Stanley. 2 dead and 42 survivors.)
1722 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since Lorient.
Boat operating acc. to Op.-Orders "Paukenschlag".
Kptlt.&Cmdr.
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