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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Wednesday, 14 July 1943 - Indian Ocean -
0955 - Early Morning Dawn.
1059 - Sunrise.
1200 - Qu.7173KS - Days Run: 186.0nm - ↗ 24h
Total: 12655.2nm (70tg 22h) - ↗ 12232.4nm (64tg 07h 05') - ↘ 422.8nm (6tg 14h 55')
Course 20°; 505.0cbm (2.5cbm in 24h); Battery 100%; 2xEtoFat; 8xBold.
ESE7/6, overcast, light haze, visibility ~3.5nm, ~1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 1w 3d 12h)
2149 - Sundown.
2313 - Incoming Radio Reports:
From O.K.W.:
a) The Soviet Voronezh Front joined in the offensive against our 4.Panzer Armee and Armeeabteilung Kempf south of Kursk.
b) Before dawn, Allied Northwest African Strategic Air Force Wellington bombers attacked Palermo and Messina in Sicily, while C-47 Skytrain transports dropped British airborne troops at the Simeto River at Primosole Bridge; The paratroopers of the British 1st Airborne Division attempted to establish a bridgehead, but they faced stiff opposition from our Paratroopers. During the day, British and American aircraft attacked Messina, Marsala, Enna, Palermo, Randazzo, Licata, and Lentini; in indirect support, American aircraft struck Naples on mainland Italy. Elsewhere in Sicily, US troops captured Niscemi and Biscari airfield while other British troops captured Vizzini.
c) USAAF Eighth Bomber Command, including the 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh, attacked three targets in France, with 111 B-17 bombers and 5 YB-40 bombers launched against aircraft factories at Villacoublay (3 B-17 bombers lost), 64 B-17 bombers launched against Glisy Airfield at Amiens (1 B-17 bomber lost), and 84 B-17 bombers launched against LeBourget Airfield at Paris (4 B-17 bombers lost).
From B.d.U.:
a) U 181 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wolfgang Lüth) situation: On 1 July, 3 medium-sized ships in Port Louis (Mauritius). 1 3-funnelled cruiser and 2 ships left on 2 July. Of these, S.S. "Hoihow" 2,798 GRT, sunk in KG 5937. Aircraft and destroyer off Port Louis on 3 July, Radar at night, believed to be from destroyers. Signal strength 5 at 25 miles, continuous note, no attack. Outward-bound cruiser, course 310°, sighted at midday. Fired under a 1,000-tonner in KF 36 in heavy seas. Flying boats in KF 3752.
b) U 445 (Oblt. Heinz-Konrad Fenn), proceeding in company with U 613 (KrvKpt. Helmut Köppe) and U 607 (Oblt. Wolf Jeschonnek; ex Mengersen), lost them both on 13 July in BF 73 after an air attack. In the Commanding Officer's opinion, U 607 dived too soon and was bombed, but she could afterwards be heard in the hydrophones. So far, only U 613 has given her position. Strong air activity in BF 73.
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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Thursday,
15 July 1943 - Southern Coast of Rodrigues (Mauritius) -
0343 - Qu.4496KH -
0414 - Water Depth 210m.
0419 - Water Depth 140m.
0424 - Water Depth 70m.
0427 - 20m-Line - Flat Island, Pierrot Island, Gombrani Island.
0439 - Qu.4493KH - Hermitage Island, Port Sud-Est (Rodrigues/Mauritius) - Water Depth 70m - On course 90°. Taking navigational fix from land sighting, 6100m off Pointe Raffin, Port Sud-Est (Rodrigues/Mauritius).
0514 - Qu.4571KH - Water Depth 50m - On course 45°.
0522 - 20m-Line.
0628 - Qu.4548KH - Water Depth 67m - Last navigational fix from land sighting, 10000m east of Trou d'argent (Rodrigues/Mauritius).
0741 - Qu.4546KH - Course 60°.
0955 - Early Morning Dawn.
1058 - Sunrise.
1200 - Qu.4534KH -
Days Run: 185.6nm - ↗ 24h
Total: 12840.8nm (71tg 22h) - ↗ 12418.0nm (65tg 07h 05') - ↘ 422.8nm (6tg 14h 55')
Course 60°; 502.5cbm (2.5cbm in 24h); Battery 100%; 2xEtoFat; 8xBold.
ESE7/6, overcast, light haze, visibility ~3.5nm, ~1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 1w 4d 12h)
1922 -
Incoming Radio Reports:
From O.K.W.:
a)
Erwin Rommel is made the commander of Heeresgruppe B, while the Soviet Central Front begins an offensive toward Orel.
From B.d.U.:
a) U 181 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wolfgang Lüth) sank "Empire Lake" 2,852 GRT in KF 9169 on passage from Durban to Aden.
b) U 667 (Kptlt. Heinrich-Andreas Schroeteler) is returning because of fuel.
There is thus, no boat in the N. Atlantic at present.
c) U 506 (Kptlt. Erich Würdemann) has not reported since she left Lorient on 6 July. She must be presumed lost. There is no information as to whether her loss was caused by aircraft or naval forces.
Cmdr.:
It was established, that "Monsun"-Boat U-Würdemann was sunk at 1550hrs on 12 July 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Vigo, Spain, in position 42.30N, 16.30W, by 7 depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (1st A/S Sqn USAAF/C). The boat was located by SC137 10cm radar, which the crew of U 506 could not detect. About 15 men were seen in the water after the boat broke in two. The attacking pilot dropped a liferaft and a smoke flare to assist the survivors. 6 men were picked up from the sea by the British destroyer H.M.S. "Hurricane" on 15 July, 3 days after the sinking. 48 dead and 6 survivors.
From B-Dienst:
a) The enemy airforce reported that during the
Battle of Sicily, it has sunk U 375 (Kptlt. Jürgen Könenkamp; missing on the south coast of Sicily, since 12 July), U 409 (Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann; sunk by British Destroyer off Algiers, on 12 July) and U 561 (Oblt. Fritz Henning; sunk by British Torpedo Boat, on 12 July in the Strait of Messina). Additionally, 6 more Italian Uboats were supposably sunk, as well as, the Italian Platino 2 (25) class U-boat "Bronzo" (BZ; T.V. Antonio Gherardi) captured by British minesweepers off Syracuse, Sicily, on 12 July. U-Bronzo will later be commissioned by the Royal Navy as HMS P 714.
2153 - Sundown.
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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115