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Thursday, 9 October 1941 - West of the Porcupine Bank -

0020 - Qu.9255AL -

0600 - Morning Dawn. Weather unchanged in 24h.

0714 - Sunrise.

0730 - Qu.6855AL -

1200 - Qu.6585AL - Days Run: 197.0sm - (↗ 24h).
189.0cbm (4.4cbm/24h). 6200Ah. 9 internal torpedoes (6xEto, 3xAto). On course 0°.

1435 - Qu.6555AL -

1821 - Sundown. Weather unchanged in 36h.

2140 - Qu.6255AL -

Cmdr.: The operation against the south-bound convoy is continuing. The air reconnaissance committed to the task had no successes on account of the very unfavorable weather conditions. The last certain enemy position, which was in BE 7976 at 0100 hours on the 9th October. U 126 (Kptlt. Ernst Bauer) made contact for a short time with one of the groups of 4 steamers protected by destroyers. It lost them when darkness fell.

According to a still unconfirmed report, 44 men of a German U-boat crew have been landed in Gibraltar. They are said to belong to a large U-boat which was sunk by a trawler. It is not out of the question that this is U 111 (Kleinschmidt).

Boat continuing outbound transit acc. Op.-Orders.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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Friday, 10 October 1941 - West of the Rockall Bank -

- First week at sea completed -

0115 - Qu.3988AL - Reached ordered patrol grid. K.F.-Ahead.

0200 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Reached ordered patrol area. Sighted two neutral steamers as reported on 6 Oct. No contact to south-bound convoy. 185.5cbm. 9 internal eels. W7/6, clear visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb. -RST -

0254 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Short signal message received. Next status and weather report in 24h.

0331 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
A German boat entered Salamis for the first time.

0545 - Diving for torpedo maintenance and trial dive acc. Standing Order 507.

0550 - T=49. 65rpm, 1.6kn. Breakfast.

0700 - Beginning of servicing bow torpedoes.

0711 - Sunrise.

0725 - Qu.3955AL -

1000 - Servicing of bow tubes completed. 1/2 hour break.

1030 - Beginning of servicing stern torpedoes.

1123 - O₂=19%.

1200 - Qu.3952AL - Days Run: 144.2sm - ↗ 135.3 (17h 45') - ↘ 8.9sm (6h 15').
185.5cbm (3.5cbm/24h). 5900Ah. 9 internal torpedoes (6xEto, 3xAto). On course 0°. T=49. O₂=19%.

Servicing of stern tubes completed. Lunch Break.

1300 - Beginning of trial dive. 135rpm.

1319 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter.

1336 - At reception depth.

1340 - Surfaced after 7h 55' and 13.1sm.
Weather unchanged in 56h.

1343 - Boat ventilated. Battery 5600Ah.

1403 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
An aircraft made contact with a south-bound convoy at 1305h and sent beacon signals. According to the pilot it must be assumed that the position of the convoy at 1330 was in the northern half of CF 3810. That means the convoy has proceeded from the last reported position on a more easterly course, and at a greater speed than was supposed.
The boats, which were in various sectors and had been assigned to attack the convoy, are west of it at a distance of 100 miles or more.

1405 - Incoming F.T.: From U 331:
Have been hit in gunnery action against three British landing craft off Sidi Barrani. Have sustained losses and damage. Returning to base. - Tiesenhausen -

(U 331, Oblt.z.S. Hans-Diedrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen, fought a gun duel with 3 British landing craft off Sidi Barrani and damaged HMS TLC-18, A 18, but was itself damaged at the conning tower by some 40mm shells. Two men of the gun crew were wounded, one of them mortally, Bootsmann Hans Gerstenich. She entered Salamis on 11 October.)

1501 - Incoming F.T.: From U 126:
Have sunk the British Nailsea Manor, 4926ts. - Bauer -

1602 - Incoming F.T.: From U 126:
About F.T. 1501/10: Nailsea Manor, was from convoy OS-7. - Bauer -

1602 - Incoming F.T.: From U 83:
Sunk a large floating crane with artillery. - Kraus -

Cmdr.: In any case, a very important vessel to the enemy.

1605 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
Latest bearings of the south-bound convoy give a further position in CF 3819 at 1515h. The boats have been advised to reckon that the mean course of the convoy is 120° and the speed of advance is 5 to 6.5 knots. If the convoy has not been picked up by 0900 on the 11th October, the boats are to continue the search after the key-word has been passed. Our own air reconnaissance will be in the area of the convoy from 1000.

1639 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
U 67 (Kptlt. Günther Müller-Stöckheim) and U 111 (Kptlt. Wilhelm Kleinschmidt) are asked to report position.

1702 - New course 180°.

1829 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since 8 Oct., 0600h.

2215 - Qu.3955AL -

Boat continuing outbound transit acc. Op.-Orders.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.