[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

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Friday, 24 October 1941 - Rockall Bank -

- Third week at sea completed -

0102 - Incoming F.T.: From U 563:
Torpedoed one steamer and one destroyer from convoy HG.75. Sinking not observed. - Bargsten -

0500 - Morning Dawn.

0625 - Qu.1755AM -

0642 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since 22 Oct., 1420h.

0740 - Own boats of Group Reissewolf (Tearing Wolf), positioned in Qu.3666AL on course SW and in Qu.3832AL on course NNE.

This Group is intended to pick up the ON-convoy which according to Radio Intercept reports, is supposed to be in this area, and it consists of the following boats:
U 73 (VIIB, Kptlt.Helmut Rosenbaum)
U 77 (VIIC, Kptlt.Heinrich Schonder)
U 101 (VIIB, Kptlt.Ernst Mengersen)
U 432 (VIIC, Oblt.Heinz-Otto Schultze)
U 502 (IXC, Kptlt.Jürgen von Rosenstiel)
U 568 (VIIC, Kptlt.Joachim Preuss) - formerly, Commander of our sister boat U 10
U 751 (VIIC, Kptlt.Gerhard Bigalk)

1014 - Incoming F.T.1010/24: From B.d.U.:
B-Dienst reporting an enemy task force in Qu.3489AL middle right, on course east, speed 7kn.

1102 - Boat operating on enemy task force 1010/24. New course 0°, speed 2xH.F.

1200 - Qu.1713AM - Days Run: 151.3sm - ↗ 148.6 (23h 00') - ↘ 2.7sm (1h 00').
149.5cbm (1.7cbm/24h). On course 0°. 9850Ah. 8 external Ato. Weather unchanged since 22 Oct., 1420h.

1540 - Boats of Group Reissewolf (Tearing Wolf), positioned in Qu.3666AL on course NE and in Qu.3669AL on course South.

1737 - New course 270°. Slow Ahead.

1757 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since 22 Oct., 1420h.

1801 - Norddeich Radio sending report about the French Vichy Government, allowing German naval units to be transferred to the Mediterranean, via the Seine and Rhône rivers.
Also, a heavy air raid of the RAF on Kiel reported.

1825 - Diving for sound check. Nothing heard on reception depth and on T=30.

1900 - Surfaced after 35min. and 1.7sm.
New course 248°, speed 2xH.F. Boat operating again on convoy HX.155.

1945 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
On 24 Oct., 1900h, nothing found from enemy task force 1010/24, in Qu.1379AM. Running off to SW and continue Op. on convoy HX.155. SSW5/4, overcast, hazy, visibility 3sm, ~1000mb. - RST -

1950 - Boats of Group Reissewolf (Tearing Wolf), positioned in Qu.1542AM on course SE.

2004 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Message received. As of now, all further F.T. transmission on LW 20.4kHz.

2121 - New course 180°.

2220 - Boats of Group Reissewolf (Tearing Wolf), positioned in Qu.3693AL on course North.

Boat operating again on convoy HX.155.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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Saturday, 25 October 1941 - Northwest of Rockall Bank -

0020 - Boats of Group Reissewolf (Tearing Wolf), positioned in Qu.1541AM on course SSW and in Qu.3698AL on course NE.

0145 - Qu.3699AL. On course 297°. Slow Ahead.

0350 - Boats of Group Reissewolf (Tearing Wolf), positioned in Qu.3698AL on course South.

0500 - Morning dawn.

0637 - Sunrise. SE7/6, overcast, hazy, visibility 3sm, ~1000mb.

0820 - Boats of Group Reissewolf (Tearing Wolf), positioned in Qu.1544AM on course SW and in Qu.3698AL on course NNE.

1200 - Qu.3656AL - Days Run: 212.2sm - ↗ 210.5 (23h 25') - ↘ 1.7sm (35').
140.7cbm (8.8cbm/24h). On course 297°. 9500Ah. 8 external Ato. Weather unchanged since Sunrise.

1320 - Qu.3655AL -

1341 - Incoming F.T.: From U-Ferraris (I-32):
While operating on convoy HG.75, attacked by Catalina aircraft, fuel tank ruptured, unable to dive. Returning to base. - Kptlt. Flores -

1510 - Incoming F.T.: From U-Ferraris (I-32):
In gun battle with enemy destroyer. Preparing for scuttling of boat, because unable to dive. Please remember us. - Kptlt. Filippo Flores -

(I-32 Galileo Ferraris, was scuttled when being attacked by HMS Lamerton (Hunt Class), while shadowing convoy HG.75 west of Lisbon, 5 dead, 52 survivors)

1630 - Boats of Group Reissewolf (Tearing Wolf), positioned in Qu.3663AL on course NE and in Qu.3669AL on course South.

1655 - Reaching enemy air cover zone of Iceland.

1750 - Sundown. Weather unchanged since Sunrise.

2338 - Incoming F.T.2330/25: From B.d.U.:
B-Dienst reporting a small enemy convoy in Qu.3412AL, on course ESE, speed 5kn.

2400 - Cmdr.: Apparently, we have missed convoy HX.155. I therefore, have decided to operate on convoy 2330/25.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.