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Old 04-02-23, 01:57 AM   #374
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Default Transiting the Bay of Biscay

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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)

Thursday, 1 April 1943 - Off the Bay of Biscay -

- 3rd week at sea completed -

0312 - Qu.9355BE -

0615 - Morning Dawn.

0712 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 1 day and 3h.

1200 - Qu.7154BF - Days Run: 221.2nm - ↗ 219.7nm (23h 35') - ↘ 1.5nm (25')
Total: 4089.8 nm (19days 14h 17') - ↗ 3834.0 nm (15days 17h 36') - ↘ 255.8 nm (3days 20h 41')
On course 90°; 400cbm (6cbm in 24h); Weather and Sea unchanged in 1 day and 8h.

1252 - Qu.7155BF - Approaching the Allied Air Cover Zone over the Biscaya. "All hands on the Quivive!".

1939 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 1 day and 15.5h.

2233 - Qu.7255BF -

Cmdr.: While U 648 continues with the Final War Patrol Outfitting and Op.-Briefing in Kiel, her Commander Peter-Arthur Stahl, is promoted to Ob.Ltnt.z.S.d.R.

RST
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)

Friday, 2 April 1943 - Bay of Biscay -

0550 - Morning Dawn.

0656 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 2 days and 3h.

0813 - Qu.7355BF -

0823 - Qu.7355BF center right - FuMB and Magic Eye Detection in 182°true, E=15500.

0840 - Diving for FuMB and Magic Eye Detection.
Sound contact warship bearing 119°, E=11000, medium speed on course 340°. Boat remains submerged. T=20.

0907 - Second sound contact with warship bearing 95°, E=37000, fast, on course 252°.

0928 - S-Tiefe. Distance to first sound contact is 20000m. Lost second sound contact.

0930 - Surfaced after 50min. and 2.4nm.
Weather and Sea unchanged.

0931 - Boat ventilated. 1/3-Ahead.

1200 - Qu.7365BF - Days Run: 222.0nm - ↗ 219.6nm (23h 10') - ↘ 2.4nm (50')
Total: 4311.8 nm (20days 14h 17') - ↗ 4053.6 nm (16days 16h 46') - ↘ 258.2 nm (3days 21h 31')
On course 90°; 392cbm (8cbm in 24h); Weather and Sea unchanged in 2 days and 8h.

1830 - Qu.8155BF -

1927 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 2 days and 15.5h.

Cmdr.: U 648 (Ob.Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) concludes her Final War Patrol Outfitting and Op.-Briefing in Kiel.

RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115
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