[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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

++++++

Wednesday, 15 April 1942 - Atlantic Ocean -

0428 - Qu.5855DF - On newcourse 233°.

0411 - Incoming F.T.: From U 109:
Current postion Qu.CC75, 128cbm, NW4/3, 1033mb. Dark, clear night. Plan to go to Qu.DB60. - Bleichrodt -

0655 - Morning Dawn.

0800 - Sunrise. SE1/1, clear, light haze, good visibility, >1000mb.

0801 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
To all boats: Naval Technology Command informed that upon return to base, new S-Geräte (Sonar) are availbale and can installed in the boats.

1200 - Qu.8153DF - Days Run: 271.4sm - (↗ 24h).
166cbm (7cbm/24h). Battery 10000Ah. 14+8 torpedoes. On course 233°. Weather and Sea unchanged since Sunrise.

1201 - Second position and status request for U 85 (Greger) and U 252 (Lerchen).

1302 - Qu.8155DF - On new course 250°.

1801 - Norddeich Radio sending O.K.W. report about fighting at the Eastern Front: After long fighting south of Vyazma, the remnants of the soviet 33rd Army have been destroyed.

2035 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged since Sunrise.

Continuing outbound transit acc. Op.-Orders.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

++++++

Thursday, 16 April 1942 - Atlantic Ocean -

0345 - Qu.7555DF - On new course 233°.

0710 - Morning Dawn.

0815 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 24h.

1200 - Qu.7755DF - Days Run: 271.5sm - (↗ 24h).
160cbm (6cbm/24h). Battery 10000Ah. 14+8 torpedoes. On course 233°. Weather and Sea unchanged since Sunrise, 15 April.

1201 - Third position and status request for U 85 (Greger) and U 252 (Lerchen).

(U 85, VIIB, Oblt.Eberhard Greger, was the first "Paukenschlag" boat to be sunk, on 14 April 1942, off Cape Hatteras, in position 35.55N, 75.13W, by gunfire from the US destroyer USS Roper; 46 dead - all hands lost)

(U 252, VIIC, Kptlt.Kai Lerchen, was sunk at 2230hrs on 14 April 1942 in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 47.00N, 18.14W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork and the British corvette HMS Vetch, 44 dead - all hands lost)

1220 - Qu.7755DF -

1635 - On new course 225°.

2015 - Qu.3255DQ -

2048 - Sundown. WNW1/1, clear, very good visibility, >1000mb.

- to be continued -