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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Friday, 7 May 1943 - Northern coast of Spain
0145 - Qu.7983BF - Course 270°.
0417 - Qu.7981BF - Course 238°.
0445 - Early Morning Dawn.
0612 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 11h.
1200 - Qu.2238CG - West of Cape Finisterre - Days Run: 191.2nm - (↗ 24h)
Total: 623.8nm (70h) - ↗ 619.4nm (68h 30') - ↘ 4.4nm (1h 30') - 33nm
500cbm (2cbm in 24h); Weather and Sea unchanged in 17h.
1532 - Incoming F.T.: From U 663:
Sinking after airplane attack in Bay of Biscay. - Schmid -
1555 - Qu.2255CG - Course 231°.
1732 - F.T. from B.d.U.: To U 192:
Happe: Give status and position report.
1831 - F.T. from B.d.U.: To U 192:
Happe: Urgently give status and position report.
2027 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 25h.
2303 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
OKW-Report: Tunis has been captured by the British 1st Army.
RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115 |
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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Saturday,
8 May 1943 - West of Vigo
0010 - SE5/4, clear, good visibility, >1000mb.
0400 - Qu.2455CG - Course 270°.
0510 - Early Morning Dawn.
0629 - Sunrise. ENE5/4, clear, good visibility, >1000mb.
0705 - Qu.2445CG - Crash dive for training.
T=10 after 37sec. (2sec. improvement). Boat levels out at A-Meter at 0707.
0720 - At T=50, Commencing Torpedo Maintenance.
0754 - Tube III (AtoFAT) pulled and serviced. At 0800 Change of Watch.
1050 - Tubes IV, II and I (all T-3) serviced. Break.
1100 - Commencing servicing of stern tubes.
1151 - Tube V (EtoFAT) serviced.
1157 - CO₂ - Warning at 1.7%.
1200 - Qu.1666CG -
Days Run: 166.0nm - ↗ 153.0nm (19h 05') - ↘ 13.0nm (4h 55')
Total: 789.8nm (3tg 22h) - ↗ 772.4nm (3tg 15h 35') - ↘ 17.4nm (6h 25')
499cbm (1cbm in 24h); Course 270°; T=50; Battery 88%; Compressed Air 290Atü. - Lunch Break -
1300 - Commencing servicing of tube VI (T-4).
1351 - Tube VI serviced.
1407 - At Reception Depth.
1410 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 2h 10' and 5.6nm since Etmal (Total: 7h 05' and 18.6nm).
Weather and Sea unchanged since Sunrise.
1416 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled.
1420 - Charging batteries (82%): Stbd.Diesel, Charging/496RPM; Port.-Diesel, Propulsion/285RPM/8kn.
1545 - Batteries charged: 1h 25' for 18%.
Small-Ahead/225RPM/8kn.
2041 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged since Sunrise.
2304 -
Incoming F.T.:
From B.d.U.:
OKW-Report: British troops withdraw from Buthidaung, Burma; Allied naval forces have begun the Operation Retribution blockade, sealing off Tunisia from the sea; German television began broadcasting from studios in Paris.
Cmdr.:
U 465, 439, 332 have not yet reported since they left Western France. Several challenges received no reply. Their loss must be assumed during the last few days in April when air patrolling was very strong. On 28.4. U 439 and 332 were detailed to assist U 437, who had been damaged. They did not reply to this order either, although they must have been in the vicinity.
Search planes sent out did not find U 663, although considering the prevailing sea force this was not extraordinary. No reports were received from the boats detailed to assist. So far, U 663 has not replied to control. She can use only her emergency transmitter and probably cannot get through during heavy weather (antenna awash).
Considering all this, we have been able to transit the Bay of Biscay relativly unscathed.
RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115