[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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Saturday, 1 November 1941 - Off the Bay of Biscay -

0045 - Qu.4455BF -

0500 - Morning Dawn.

0618 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since 29 Oct., 2400h.

1200 - Qu.4455BF - Days Run: 200.1sm - (↗ 24h).
108.1cbm (5.3cbm/24h)+2cbm Reserve. On course 90°. 8100Ah. 8 external Ato. Weather unchanged since 29 Oct., 2400h (3.5 days).

1300 - Diving for trial dive acc. B.d.U. Standing Order 507. 135rpm, 3kn.

1325 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meters. Setting reception depth.

1341 - At reception depth.

1345 - Surfaced after 45min. and 1.9sm. Weather unchanged. Battery: 7900Ah.

1650 - Boat not operating on ship contact report 1650/1, in Qu.4427BF, on course NNE, medium speed, due to no internal torpedoes and weather.

1743 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since 29 Oct., 2400h.

2245 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Will be at point Lore on 2 Nov., 2230h. - RST -

2257 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Proceed independently from point Lore on approach path Heart. Next message when 12h from point Luci2.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per F.T.2257/1.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Sunday, 2 November 1941 - Bay of Biscay -


0030 - Qu.4555BF. Reached enemy air cover zone.
"From now on, all hands on 'Quivive'!".

0500 - Morning Dawn.

0606 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since 29 Oct., 2400h.

1200 - Qu.4655BF - Days Run: 197.5sm - ↗ 195.6sm (23h 15') - ↘ 1.9sm (45').
103.7cbm (4.4cbm/24h)+2cbm Reserve. On course 59°. Battery 7900Ah. 8 external Ato. Weather unchanged since 29 Oct., 2400h (4.5 days).

1502 - Norddeich Radio sending O.K.W. report about successes of the Kriegsmarine during the month of October 1941. The Uboat arm contributed 32 ships for 156,554ts sunk to the tally.

1612 - Incoming F.T.: To U 109:
Bleichrodt: Free maneuver. - B.d.U. -

1727 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since 29 Oct., 2400h.

2300 - Point Lore. Nothing noticed.

Boat operating acc. Op.-Orders as per F.T.2257/1.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.