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Saturday, 30 August 1941 - West of Rockall -

0200 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
On 29.8., 1700h, sunk ship contact report 1620/29 with deck gun, Belize Steamer 1735ts, Qu.0241AL. 80cbm. 14+1 eels. NW4/3, overcast, light haze, visibility 5sm, ~1000mb. - RST -

0216 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Message received. Expect next status and weather report in 24h.

0532 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged in 42h.

1000 - New course 97°.

1200 - Qu.3946AL - Days Run: 157.4sm - ↗ 153.6 (21h 55') - ↘ 3.8sm (2h 05')
79.1cbm (1.8cbm/24h) +1.3 Reserve. 14+1 torpedoes. 81x10.5cm. Weather unchanged in 48h.

1201 - Third status request sent by B.d.U. to U 570 (Rahmlow). Boat is presumed lost.

(Historically, U 570 was surrendered to British forces on 27 August 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland, in position 62.15N, 18.35W, after being damaged by a British Hudson aircraft (269 Sqn RAF/S). 44 survivors, no casualties. The boat is beached on 29 August 1941 at Thorlakshofn, in Southern Iceland after being towed from its capture 2 days earlier. It was deemed best to beach her there instead of the longer route to Reykjavik. U-570 became the British submarine HMS Graph on 5 October 1941. Decommissioned from active service on 21 June 1943. Stricken from records after running aground on the west coast of Islay, Scotland on 20 March 1944, while en-route to be scrapped. Wreck broken up in 1961.)

1203 - F.d.U. Mediterranean reporting on imminent arrival of an enemy task force in Gibraltar, most likely in support of increasing its air forces on Malta.

1307 - Norddeich Radio sending O.K.W. report on Radio Berlin about successful operations of our Finnish allies in Karelia and the re-capture of its capitol city of Viipuri.

1647 - Boat operating on ship contact report 1640/30. New course 223°. 2xH.F.

1945 - "Commander on bridge!". Smoke plume bearing 30°.
It is ship contact report 1640/30, a Canadian bulk freighter of 2923ts, on course 89°, speed 7kn, E=7000. Steamer has a deck gun mounted on the stern,

1955 - Turned boat around to bring the stern tubes to bear.

2005 - Flooding tube V. Decks awash. "Battle Stations!".

2012 - Qu.6214AL - Shot with tube V: G7a/G7H (K-a/AZ); Running depth 4m; Vt44. Own course 0°; Own speed 1.6kn; Shooter: OFähn.z.S & I.W.O. Udo HARTENSTEIN.
Target ship: Canadian bulk freighter, draught 7.0m.
Target course 89°; Target distance 2600m; Target angle red69°; Target speed 7kn; Firing angle α 10°.

Torpedo is a hit after 105sec.!
The steamer sinks on an even keel within 1min. and a couple of load underwater explosions.

2018 - Blowing tanks. Turning boat around and running to the sinking position. Questioned and supplied 3 survivors in one boat. Running off on an easterly course and high speed. "Dismissed from Battle Stations!".

2045 - New course 77°.

2125 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.
WNW6/5, overcast, light haze, visibility 5sm, ~1000mb.

2300 - U 143 (Gelhaus) reporting that at 1710h he had sighted a convoy in AM3551, proceeding west, but was then forced to submerge for several hours and lost contact.

2400 - SW6/5, overcast, light haze, visibility 5sm, ~1000mb.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per B.d.U.-F.T.0216/30.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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Sunday, 31 August 1941 - West of Rockall -

0200 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
On 30.8., 2015h, sunk ship contact report 1640/30 with 1Ato, Canadian bulk carrier 3062ts, Qu.6214AL. 75cbm. 13+1 eels. SW6/5, overcast, light haze, visibility 5sm, ~1000mb. - RST -

0216 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Message received. Delayed return voyage. Port of entry as ordered.

0520 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since 0000h.

0800 - New course 97°.

1200 - Qu.0376AL - Days Run: 211.1sm - (↗ 24h).
73.4cbm (7.0cbm/24h) +1.3 Reserve. 13+1 torpedoes. 10.5cm: 81xSpG+28xLkG; M.G.-C/30-2cm: 7820. Weather unchanged in 48h.

1505 - U 101 (Mengersen) had reported from BE 2458 an acoustic bearing of 165° on a convoy, and now at 1505h, from BE 2486, a bearing of 1800. The convoy is probably steering a southerly course. U 101 has engine trouble and has to return to base.

1836 - Norddeich Radio sending O.K.W. report about successful operations on the Finish front and British air raids on northwestern Germany.

2112 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.
Weather unchanged since 0000h.

2135 - New course 150°. K.F.-Ahead.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per B.d.U.-F.T.0216/31.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.