July 10, 1940 Indian Ocean 37°31’S, 47°42’E 327th day at sea.
Radio report picked up on 30.6.1940 from radio Berlin
"Deutsche Hilfskreuzer auf kaperfahrt im allen meer. Die Deutsche Hilfskreuzer im Indischen Ozean hat 72.000 BRT Schiffsfracht versenkt und ihre Minen haben 10 Schiffe für 50.000 BRT Schiffsfracht versenkt.
Continuing the hunt in the Indian Ocean May 28th, Ship 15 sank the British freighter HUFFMAN 5,195 grt (JSQY) from Melbourne to Southampton loaded with tires and steel plate. On May 31st 2 ships were sent to bottom within minutes, first was the Australian tanker BELLWOOD 2,780 grt (PNXH) from N.Boerno to Malta via the Cape Town-Freetown-Gibraltar loaded with 3,000 t of fuel oil. 17 minutes later a large freighter was sighted and engaged the Australian freighter KIRKLAND 7,178 grt (GSGE) from Sydney to Liverpool via Cape Town loaded with airplane engines, propellers, steel, tin, and misc cargo. On June 3rd the British freighter ALTON 4,100 grt (CDJE) was shelled and sunk she was transporting army and air force equipment from Calcutta to Liverpool via Durban-Cape Town. Returning to the South African coast on June 27th Ship 15 sank the British tramp steamer MILLHOUSE 4,067 grt (QPDJ) from Durban to Freetown loaded with misc. cargo and mail. Ship 15 has sunk 12 ships for 72,000 grt. With 422 prisoners aboard Ship 15 proceeded to meet the tanker Nordmark at (Point Green 10 Waiting Area Nr.III) she arrived on July 1st and for 10 days prisoners, provisions, ammunition, mines, stores, fuel, mail, etc. was transferred between the two ships. Now FKpt.z.S Brinkmann plans to operate North of the equator in the Bay of Bengal and as Far East as the South China Sea. Ship 15 will retain her anonymous British disguise as no ship has been able to transmit her appearance.
Laid minefields,
-Cape Town Minefield Nr.I-X: The radio reports of the minefield are less than the propaganda put it since the laying of the minefield 6 ships have been confirmed sunk.
-Cape of Good Hope Minefield Nr.I: No successes from this minefield have been picked up.
