[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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Saturday, 18 April 1942 - Atlantic Ocean -

0034 - Incoming F.T.: From U 571:
Situation off Hatteras as before. Saw air ships twice. On 14.4 sank a freighter of 8000ts in CA 8757. Starting return passage. - Möhlmann -

0056 - Incoming F.T.: From U 459:
Supply of U-Scholtz cannot yet be carried out owing to weather conditions. - von Wilamowitz-Möllendorf -

0235 - Qu.5455DQ -

0740 - Morning Dawn.

0839 - Sunrise. NNE1/1, clear, very good visibility, >1000mb.

0955 - Qu.4955DQ -

1200 - Qu.4975DQ - Days Run: 270.9sm - (↗ 24h).
146cbm (6cbm/24h). Battery 10000Ah. 6Eto+12Ato. 10.5cm: 138xSpG, 29xLkG. On course 225°. NE1/1, clear, very good visibility, >1000mb.

1210 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Will be at supply ship on 19 April, 0000h. - RST -

1222 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Short Message Signal received. Send next status and weather report 24h after leaving supply ship. - B.d.U. -

1717 - Qu.7255DQ - On new course 180°.

2101 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged since Etmal.

2230 - Qu.7555DQ - On new course 176°.

2343 - Supply ship in sight, straight ahead, E=9000 (sighted by seawatch at E=4000, at x64TC!).

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Sunday, 19 April 1942 - Northeast of Lesser Antilles -

- Second week at sea completed -

0010 - Exchanging Recognition Signal and running to the Leeward (Stbd.)-Side of the Supply Ship.

0020 - Qu.7585DQ - Making fast at Supply Ship.
143cbm (3cbm/12h). Battery 10000Ah. 6Eto+12Ato. 10.5cm: 138xSpG, 29xLkG. NE1/1, clear, very good visibility (8-9sm), >1000mb.

Taking over from Supply Ship:
- 71cbm Fuel => Now have 214cbm.
- 2 Ato => Now have 6 Eto and 14 Ato. Also, loaded 2 external Ato under deck.
- Provisions and Fresh Water for 14 days (1100kg).

Crew going aboard Supply Ship in shifts, for a hot shower, a warm meal, washing laundry and a doctors visit.

0740 - Morning Dawn.

0800 - Casting off Supply Ship and running off at high speed on a westerly heading. (Note: Acc. h.sie-patch, next time re-supply can be done, is in 2 weeks time.)

0843 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged since Etmal, 18 April.

Distance to Supply Ship is 9sm. Reducing speed to 325RPM/11kn (1/3-Ahead).

0940 - On new course 225°.

1200 - Qu.7735DQ - Days Run: 183.1sm - (↗ 24h).
213cbm (1cbm/4h => 4cbm/24h). Battery 10000Ah. 6Eto+14Ato. 10.5cm: 138xSpG, 29xLkG. On course 225°. Weather and Sea unchanged in 24h.

1441 - Qu.7755DQ - On new course 270°.

1850 - Weather and Sea is deteriorating: NNE6/5, overcast, light haze, medium visibility, ~1000mb.

1946 - Qu.9955DP - "ALARM!". Crash diving from a pair of Catalina, direct approach from 225°true, E=6000.
At T=30, 7 well placed bombs, strong concussions.
At A-Meter, 3 and another 2 bombs. In total, 12 bombs in 3 attack runs. Suspecting that each Catalina can carry at least 6 bombs.

Cmdr.: The airplanes came from the general direction of Trinidad, distance is about 790sm, which is about the same distance our last airplane sighting was from England, in the Bay of Biscay. This would mean, that the Supply Ship is positioned outside the range of land-based enemy aircraft.

2015 - T=48. Commencing of torpedo maintenance. 135rpm/3kn.

2039 - Qu.9955DP -

2106 - Sundown.

2143 - O₂ = 20%.

2315 - Bow tubes serviced. Break until 2330h.

Continuing outbound transit acc. Op.-Orders.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.