[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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

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Saturday, 2 May 1942 - East of the Lesser Antilles -

0110 - Qu.5355EE -

0404 - O₂ = 19%.

0600 - Secured from Silent Running.

0720 - T=20.

0722 - S-Tiefe. Morning Dawn. Weather and Sea seem to be unchanged.

Cmdr.: Three minutes before the boat is to surface, 2 pair of Catalina's are visible in the B-Periscope. E=6000. Approaching from 225°true on course Northeast and right over the position of the boat, turn back on course 225°. 4 bombs each under each wing can clearly be made out in the periscope.

0740 - Surfaced after 11h 10min. and 32.6sm.
NNW1/1, clear, very good visibility, >1000mb.

0745 - Boat ventilated. Batteries 3500Ah. 1/3-Ahead.

0748 - Sunrise.

0800 - 2xH.F.

0845 - Charging batteries: Stbd.-Diesel Charging 496RPM; Port Diesel Propulsion 405RPM/11kn.

0933 - Batteries 5000Ah.

1102 - Batteries 7500Ah.

1155 - Interrupted Battery Charging at 8700Ah. 2xH.F.

1200 - Qu.3773EE - Days Run: 186.6sm - ↗ 154.0sm (12h 50') - ↘ 32.6sm (11h 10').
155cbm (5cbm/24h). Battery 8700Ah. 2 external Ato. 10.5cm: 28xLkG. On course 45°. Weather and Sea unchanged since 0740h.

1300 - Continued with battery charging: Stbd.-Diesel Charging 496RPM; Port Diesel Propulsion 405RPM/11kn.

1313 - Qu.3755EE -

1415 - Batteries charged: 4h 25min. for 6500Ah. 2xH.F./12kn.

1957 - Qu.3555ED - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged since 0740h.

2020 - Diving for submerged cruise.

2100 - A-20, 135rpm/3kn, Silent Running.

2234 - O₂ = 20%.

Boat heading towards supply ship.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Sunday, 3 May 1942 - East of the Lesser Antilles -

- Fourth week at sea completed -

0354 - O₂ = 19%.

0545 - Breakfast for the Port-Machine-Watch.

0600 - Secured from Silent Running. Port Machine-Watch on duty. Wake-Up and Morning Wash of remaining crew.

0630 - Breakfast for the remaining crew.

0700 - Swap-the-Decks for the Off-Watch.

0705 - T=20.

0707 - S-Tiefe. Morning Dawn. Weather and Sea seem to be unchanged.

0710 - Surfaced after 10h 50min. and 31.6sm.
Weather and Sea unchanged in 24h.

0715 - Boat ventilated. Batteries 7900Ah. 1/3-Ahead.

0738 - Sunrise.

0745 - 2xH.F.

0845 - Daily work routine for the Off-Watch.

1105 - Qu.3355EE -

1200 - Qu.3353EE - Days Run: 191.5sm - ↗ 159.9sm (13h 10') - ↘ 31.6sm (10h 50').
149cbm (6cbm/24h). Battery 7900Ah. 2 external Ato. 10.5cm: 28xLkG. On course 45°. Weather and Sea unchanged since 2 May, 0740h. – Lunch Break –

1300 - Daily work routine for the Off-Watch.

1430 - Qu.7777DQ - Reached limit of enemy air cover zone.

1715 - Dinner for the crew.

1740 - Qu.7755DQ -

1800 - Port Machine-Watch on duty.

1948 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged since 2 May, 0740h.

2100 - Lights-Out for the Off-Watch.

2212 - On new course 90°. Darkness.

2305 - 1/3-Ahead. 16km from Supply Ship. 2/3-Moon rising in the East.

2330 - At E=8000, Supply Ship comes into sight (visibility for crew is 6000m).

2340 - Wake-Up for the Stbd.-Machine-Watch and the 1st Sea-Watch.
At E=5000, reducing speed. Exchanging Recognition Signal and running to the Leeward (Stbd.) and the moonlit Side of the Supply Ship.

2400 - "Mittelwächter": Mid-Night Coffee for the Watch on Duty.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.