[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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Tuesday, 26 August 1941 - Southwest of Iceland -

0230 - It's stopping to rain, wind and sea are dying down and it's starting to clear up.

0335 - New course 297°.
ENE5/4, clear, light haze, visibility 7-8sm, >1000mb.

0535 - Sunrise. NNE5/4, clear, light haze, visibility 7-8sm, >1000mb.

1200 - Qu.1259AL - Days Run: 136.9sm - ↗ 133.8 (22h 20') - ↘ 3.1sm (1h 40').
91.4cbm (2.7cbm/24h) +1.3 Reserve. 9300Ah. 14+1 torpedoes.
Weather unchanged since sunrise.

1201 - Second status request sent by B.d.U. to U 452 (March).

1420 - Qu.1255AL - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
U 141 (IID, Schüler) has contact with an outgoing convoy in Qu.AM4896, course 270°, 7kn. All boats west of the northern channel are ordered to operate on this convoy. All boats north of 58°N shall remain in their positions.

1756 - Incoming F.T.: From U 141:
Had to dive from attacking airplanes in Qu.4878AM. Lost contact with convoy. - Schüler -

1907 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
U 557 (Paulssen) regained contact with "Schüler"-Convoy in Qu.AM4785. All boats north of 58°N are ordered to continue on course 190° and to take up positions in the area vacated by the boats west of the northern channel.

2220 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.
Weather unchanged since sunrise.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per B.d.U.-F.T.1601/23.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Wednesday, 27 August 1941 - Southwest of Iceland -

0103 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.: B-Dienst reporting on an incoming convoy, that was in Qu.AE7590, on 26.8., 1719h. All boats that are now on course 190°, are to break-off the action and to operate on this convoy and are ordered on different search courses, at 6-8kn. RST: You are free to maneuver.

Cmdr.: Since convoy 0103/27 is out of reach, I decide to continue to operate toward the south, due to three reasons:
1. I can operate along the main shipping and convoy routes,
2. I keep my options open to operate against the "Schüler"-Convoy,
3. I'm leaving the enemy air cover zone around Iceland.

0544 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged in 24h.

1200 - Qu.1647AL - Days Run: 189.8sm - (↗ 24h).
87.9cbm (3.5cbm/24h) +1.3 Reserve. 9300Ah. 14+1 torpedoes.
NW4/3, overcast, light haze, visibility 7-8sm, ~1000mb.

1303 - Third status request sent by B.d.U. to U 452 (March). Boat is presumed lost.

(Historically, sunk 7 days in on its first war cruise, on 25 August 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland, in position 61.30N, 15.30W, by depth charges from the British A/S trawler HMS Vascama and from a British Catalina aircraft - 209 Sqn RAF/J. 42 dead, all hands lost).

1357 - Open F.T. from U 570:
Am not clear to dive and am being attacked by aircraft. AE 7698. - Rahmlow -

B.d.U. orders all boats in the vicinity to help her.

1600 - Crossed 58°N. New course 180°.

1801 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
If no contact with convoy 0103/27 by dark, move to southwest, outside of the enemy air cover zone, as the enemy air cover makes freedom of operation impossible in the area occupied until now.

1937 - Norddeich Radio sending O.K.W. report about British air raids during the night on West- and Southwest Germany. Especially, Cologne was targeted. Flak shot down two enemy bombers.

2105 - New course 90°. K.F.-Ahead.

2205 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.
Weather unchanged since Etmal.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per B.d.U.-F.T.1801/27.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.