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06-01-23, 06:52 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - German Agent arrested in Brazil
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Tuesday, 1 June 1943 - West of Ascension - 4th week at sea completed - 0900 - Qu.1348FL - 1045 - Early Morning Dawn. 7/8-Moon setting in the East. 1139 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 20h. 1200 - Qu.1613FL - Days Run: 186.8nm - ↗ 184.4nm (23h 20') - ↘ 2.4nm (40') Total: 5042.0 (27tg 22h) - ↗ 4830.6nm (24tg 17h 19') - ↘ 211.4nm (3tg 04h 41') 442.5cbm (2.5cbm in 24h); Battery 94%; Course 169°; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, very good visibility, >1000mb. 1306 - Qu.1616FL - Crash dive for training. T=10 after 39 Sec. (1st Watch with Diving Officer). 1309 - A-Meter. 1310 - Setting for T=20 at 96rpm. 1319 - Leveled-off at Reception Depth (9min. for 60m). Battery 94%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü. 1323 - Surfaced after 17min. and 1.1nm. 1327 - Compressed Air Supply filled. 2x225RPM/8kn. 1606 - Qu.1657FL - Crash dive for training. T=10 after 39 Sec. (2nd Watch with Diving Officer). 1609 - A-Meter. 1610 - Setting for T=20 at 96rpm. 1619 - Leveled-off at Reception Depth (9min. for 60m). Battery 93%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü. 1623 - Surfaced after 17min. and 1.1nm. 1626 - Compressed Air Supply filled. 2x225RPM/8kn. 2026 - Qu.1925FL - Crash dive for training. T=10 after 41+ Sec. (3rd Watch with Diving Officer). 2029 - A-Meter. 2030 - Setting for T=20 at 96rpm. 2039 - Leveled-off at Reception Depth (9min. for 60m). Battery 91.5%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü. 2043 - Surfaced after 17min. and 1.1nm. 2046 - Compressed Air Supply filled. 2x225RPM/8kn. 2306 - Incoming Radio Reports: From O.K.W.: a) The Russian Airforce attacked rear communications and airfields at Smolensk, Orel and Bryansk. b) British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden announced that British casualties in first three years of war were 92,089 killed, 226,719 missing, 88,294 wounded, and 107,891 captured. c) While serving time in prison for embezzlement, Fritz Kuhn, leader of the dissolved, pro-Nazi, German American Bund, has his American citizenship rewoked. From B.d.U.: a) In search of U 563 (Oblt. Gustav Borchardt), 23 Ju 88's carried out a search without result. Sea was force 5. Nothing was seen of the crew. In air battles the Ju's shot down 4 English aircraft, including 2 Wellington bombers and one large carrier aircraft (Douglas). b) U 409 (Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann) was observed in CG 9472 during her passage through the Straits of Gibraltar. She was ordered to move away to the W and attempt to break through again after about 48 hours. The same goes for U 594 (Kptlt. Friedrich Mumm). B-Dienst Report: a) Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Card (CVE-11) arrived in Casablanca Harbor, Morocco. b) Alerted by US direction-finders, the Brazilian police raid the house of German-born Werner Waltemath discovering his Abwehr radio, microfilm and other espionage paraphernalia hidden in a cavity under the living room floor. He will receive a twenty-five-year prison sentence, while a fellow–expatriate, Hans-Christian von Kitze, whom he had recruited to his spy group will become a double agent for the British. RST
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06-02-23, 04:05 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Stalemate on the Eastern Front
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Wednesday, 2 June 1943 - South-Atlantic 0700 - Qu.4364FL - Diving for Torpedo Maintenance and Trial Dive. 0705 - T=50. Beginning torpedo maintenance. 0756 - Tube I serviced. 0814 - Tube II pulled - Watch Change at 0805 - 0848 - Tube II serviced. 0939 - Tube III serviced (Tubes I-III are T-3/Pi39H). - Break until 1000 - 1051 - Tube V serviced (EtoFat/Pi39H). - Break until 1100 - 1148 - Sunrise. CO₂ Warning at 1.7% (after 4h 48min.). 1151 - Tube VI serviced (T-4/Pi39H). 1158 - At Reception Depth. 1200 - Qu.4391FL - Days Run: 158.3nm - ↗ 142.0nm (18h 09') - ↘ 16.3nm (5h 51') Total: 5200.3 (28tg 22h) - ↗ 4972.6nm (25tg 11h 28') - ↘ 227.7nm (3tg 10h 32') 441cbm (1.5cbm in 24h); Battery 82.9%; Course 169°; T=20; CO₂ = 1.8%; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold. - Lunch Break - 1222 - A-20 1300 - Beginning of Trial Dive acc. B.d.U. Standing Order No.507 & No.308. 145rpm/3kn. 1341 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. 1345 - Setting for T=20 with 96rpm. 1402 - Reception Depth. (21min. for 140m). Battery 77%; Compressed Air Supply 275 Atü; CO₂ 2.1%. 1410 - Surfaced after 2h 10' and 6.4nm - since Etmal (Total: 7h 10' and 19.4nm). Weather and Sea unchanged in 46h. 1414 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. 2307 - Incoming Radio Reports: From O.K.W.: a) The Japanese are in full retreat from the Yangtze River. b) The Russian Airforce attacked Kiev and Roslavl, while the Luftwaffe attacked Kursk. From O.K.M.: a) USAAF 99th Fighter Squadron made its combat debut with its P-40L fighters, strafing Italian positions on Pantelleria island southwest of Sicily, Italy. From B.d.U.: a) U 195 (IXD1; KrvKpt. Heinz Buchholz) situation report: nothing sighted in KZ 7558 - 24 - 16 - 15 - 19. Horizontal Radar location in KZ 1630, presumably aircraft. Return passage. b) U 178 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wilhelm Dommes) attacked the convoy, which she had already reported, on 1 June in KP 8779 and scored 2 hits. Boiler explosion probable. Effect not observed owing to heavy seas, as accurate depth keeping impossible. c) U 667 (Kptlt. Heinrich-Andreas Schroeteler) beat off an attack by a Lockheed Hudson on 26.5. in AF 4915 and scored several hits on a Catalina on 29.5. in AE 6714 during an 80 minute action. No damage. No radar observed in either attack. 2 small sailing vessels observed on patrol in the Iceland Passage and 2 destroyers with deterrent D/c's. 2322 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 55.5h. RST
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06-03-23, 06:33 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - New B.d.U.-Orders for passage through Biscay
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Thursday, 3 June 1943 - Southwest of Ascension 1100 - Qu.8173FL - Early Morning Dawn. 1123 - Crash dive for training. T=10 after 40 Sec. (3rd Watch with Diving Officer). 1126 - A-Meter. 1127 - Setting for T=20 at 96rpm. 1136 - Leveled-off at Reception Depth (9min. for 60m). Battery 74.3%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü. 1140 - Surfaced after 17min. and 1.1nm. 1143 - Compressed Air Supply filled. 2x225RPM/8kn. 1155 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 67.5h. 1200 - Qu.8176FL - Days Run: 177.1nm - ↗ 169.6nm (21h 33') - ↘ 7.5nm (2h 27') Total: 5377.4 (29tg 22h) - ↗ 5142.2nm (26tg 9h 01') - ↘ 235.2nm (3tg 12h 59') 439.5cbm (1.5cbm in 24h); Battery 74.3%; Course 169°; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, very good visibility, >1000mb. 1916 - Incoming Radio Reports: O.K.W.-Report: a) All Japanese resistance on Attu, Aleutian Islands ceased. b) Operation Cottbus: German forces attacked partisans in Barysaw (Borisov), Byelorussia. c) French Resistance saboteurs destroyed 300 tons of tires in the Michelin factory at Clermont-Ferrant. d) The first fruits of victory reached British shops in the form of Algerian wine. From B.d.U.: a) It is intended that U 575 and U 731 shall proceed in company through Biscay. The following basic order has been issued. As far as possible 2-4 boats are to make the return passage through Biscay in company. Commanding Officers will agree at the rendezvous on details of procedure for the return passage. The basis is to be: 1) Proceed in accordance with B.d.U. Standing Order No. 13. 2) Remain surfaced as long as possible in good weather in order to cover ground. 3) In case of a surprise attack, remain on the surface. Fire from all guns. 4) Keep together at all costs. b) U 178 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wilhelm Dommes) reported: As convoys proceed close inshore, it is possible to haul ahead without maintaining close contact, if the boat remains at least 60 miles off the coast. Boat will not then be subject to interference by a/c, even though Radar locations constantly intercepted. The enemy is using a large number of a/c, which patrol the area ahead and to seaward of the convoy. At times 3 a/c were sighted at one time by day as far as 50 miles off the coast. Boat succeeded in getting away on the surface. c) U 119 (XB; Kptlt. Horst-Tessen von Kameke) has carried out the minelaying operation off Halifax as ordered. d) U 304 (Oblt. Heinz Koch) last made a short weather report on 24.5. from BD 23. On the same day she was ordered to an attack area in AK 4675, depth 70 miles. Since 1.6. the boat has several times been ordered to give her position and no answer has been received. As there are no clues, she must be presumed lost. B-Dienst Report: a) Radio intercept from the RAF: The months of April and May have resultated in the destruction of the German Uboat Arm, with 43 Uboats sunk during the month of May alone. This became possible with the arrival of the Escort Carriers as of the month of March. 2316 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 3 days and 7.5h. RST
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Heading toward Supply Ship
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Friday, 4 June 1943 - South-Atlantic 1105 - Qu.2198FS - Early Morning Dawn. 1133 - Crash dive for training. T=10 after 38 Sec. (3rd Watch with Diving Officer). 1137 - A-Meter. 1138 - Setting for T=20 at 96rpm. 1147 - Leveled-off at Reception Depth (9min. for 60m). Battery 74.3%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü. 1150 - Surfaced after 17min. and 1.0nm. 1153 - Compressed Air Supply filled. 2x225RPM/8kn. 1159 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 3 days and 19.5h. 1200 - Qu.2432FS - Days Run: 187.6nm - ↗ 186.6nm (23h 43') - ↘ 1.0nm (17') Total: 5565.0 (30tg 22h) - ↗ 5328.8nm (27tg 8h 44') - ↘ 236.2nm (3tg 13h 16') 437.5cbm (2cbm in 24h); Battery 74.3%; Course 169°; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, very good visibility, >1000mb. 2307 - Incoming Radio Reports: From O.K.W.: a) Chinese 79th Corps launched a frontal attack against Japanese troops in the Hubei-Hunan border region in China, on the southern side of the Yangtze River; Japanese positions were pushed back, but the Chinese suffered very heavy casualties. b) The Luftwaffe attacked the large Russian Tank factory in Gorki. c) The British House of Commons refused to lift the economic blockade against occupied Europe. From B.d.U.: a) U 180 (IXD1; Fregkpt. Werner Musenberg) sighted aircraft on her return passage in FM 73 course 230°, in FL 62 course 150° and in FL 37 course 110°. She believed that there was routine air reconnaissance from Ascension for traffic from S. America to Africa. No radar observed. The boat sank the Greek "Boris" 5,166 GRT on 3.6 in FL 3816. Ship was carrying wood, minerals and mixed goods from Santos to Freetown. b) U 177 (IXD2; Kptlt. Robert Gysae) has requested a rendezvous with U 195 (IXD1; KrvKpt. Heinz Buchholz) to transship a stoker, who is suspected of having a disease of the lungs. Rendezvous was ordered for 1200/7/6 in GR 4885. c) U 594 (Kptlt. Friedrich Mumm) and U 409 (Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann) are to move away to the W., if they have not succeeded in breaking through the Straits of Gibraltar and a fresh attempt seems too difficult. d) U 758 (Kptlt. Helmut Manseck) reports experience with conning tower casing; with sea 4, diving times, depth keeping and spray normal. No disturbance in quadruple mounting. e) U 455 (Oblt. Hans-Martin Scheibe) successfully beat off an attack by a Mosquito in BF 37. f) U 418 (Oblt. Gerhard Lange) and U 436 (Kptlt. Günther Seibicke) were on their way home and, according to careful reckoning, should have made their arrival reports several days ago. The boats last reported on 23.5. from AK 9438 and 21.5. from BD 59 respectively. There are no clues as to cause of loss, but it was probably due to the very strong air activity in Biscay. B-Dienst Report: a) A Luxembourg national working at Peenemünde, Germany, reported to the United Kingdom the presence of a 10-meter-long rocket with 150- to 250-kilometer range which was fueled by "bottles containing gas". 2314 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 4 days and 7.5h. RST
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Supply Ship reached
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Saturday, 5 June 1943 - East of Brazil 0946 - F.T. from Spitzbergen Weather Station: To Naval Command: Were attacked today by Norwegian troops. Escaped to the mountains. Portable Radio loosing power. No supplies. - Hazlenut Weather Station - Kross Fjord - Svalbard - 1110 - Early Morning Dawn. 1200 - Qu.5551FS - Days Run: 180.7nm - ↗ (24h) Total: 5745.7 (31tg 22h) - ↗ 5509.5nm (28tg 8h 44') - ↘ 236.2nm (3tg 13h 16') 436cbm (1.5cbm in 24h); Battery 74.3%; Course 169°; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, visibility 5.7nm, >1000mb. 1206 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 4 days and 20h. 1247 - Qu.5554FS - Control Point 3 reached. 1307 - Supply Ship (Merchant Raider) in sight straight ahead, E=10500. 1347 - Course 180° - Small Ahead. 1607 - F.T. from F.d.U. Norwegen: To all Northern Boats: Go to Spitzbergen and rescue staff of the weather station Hazlenut in the Cross-Fjord. 2307 - Incoming Radio Reports: From B.d.U.: a) The following information has been given to the boats, based on general experiences and reports: I. B.d.U.-Standing Order No. 12: 1) The enemy is prepared to resort to any means in the battle against U-boats. It is suspected that explosives are fixed to lifeboats, cases, rafts, barrels etc. which fire when a U-boat approaches. Boats should therefore be suspicious when such objects are sighted, especially on the usual approach routes and in the usual operations areas in the N. Atlantic. Rafts and lifeboats should only be approached to determine the name of the ship, if they are found in a position where a ship has definitely sunk, or, in remote areas if, after close scrutiny, they are clearly seen to be harmless. 2) Boats should not approach the wreckage after an aircraft has been shot down. There is great danger from depth-charges which may roll out of the bomb racks, as has been proved in one case. II. To boats with Radar: Boat's own Radar set should be used to detect enemy aircraft in the former Biscay, if boats have to proceed on the surface. Aircraft are picked up at a range of at least 10 kilometers at a minimum height of 500 meters. Radar interception by enemy aircraft need not be expected for the present. b) U 440 (Oblt. Werner Schwaff) has not reported since she left Nazaire on 26.5. She was probably destroyed by aircraft in Biscay. There is no further information. B-Dienst Report: a) In an American U-boat situation report of 4.6 up to 20 boats were reported within 300 miles around AJ 54. One radio message was made from this area from AJ 2960 on 3.6. Actually, there were only two boats there. This situation report seems to show that the enemy definitely suspects a considerable number of U-boats in the sea area between Newfoundland and Greenland. This time, information which he usually obtains from aircraft sightings and radio D/F is lacking. It remains to be seen whether he will soon discover the present absence of U-boats in the North Atlantic. Again, several boats are believed to be within 150 miles around AK 3520, S-W bound, according to accurate radio D/F. 2323 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 5 days, 7.5h. RST
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Supply Ship meeting broken off due to weather
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Sunday, 6 June 1943 - South-Atlantic 1125 - Early Morning Dawn. 1200 - Qu.5582FS - Days Run: 15.7nm - ↗ (24h) Total: 5761.4 (32tg 22h) - ↗ 5525.2nm (29tg 8h 44') - ↘ 236.2nm (3tg 13h 16') 435cbm (1cbm in 24h); Battery 74.3%; At Merchant Raider; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, visibility 5.7nm, >1000mb (Weather and Sea unchanged in 5days, 20h) Cmdr.: As there is no improvement of the sea state, I decide to dive for Torpedo Maintenance. 1300 - Giving Flag Signal to Merchant Raider. Diving without forward speed. T=10 after 2min. 1302 - 96rpm. 1309 - T=50. Course 180°. 65rpm. 1310 - Beginning of torpedo maintenance. 1401 - Tube I serviced. 1452 - Tube II serviced. 1543 - Tube III serviced (Tubes I-III are T-3/Pi39H). - Break until Watch Change - 1656 - Tube V serviced (EtoFat/Pi39H). 1747 - Tube VI serviced (T-4/Pi39H). CO₂ Warning at 1.7% (after 4h 48min.). 1800 - Dinner - 1845 - 96rpm. Setting for T=20. 1851 - At Reception Depth. Battery 68.6%; CO₂ 1.9%. 1900 - Qu.5585FS - Surfaced after 6h and 11.9nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged. 1901 - Boat ventilated. 1910 - Running back to Merchant Raider. 2012 - Decision to attempt supplying at the Leeward side of the Merchant Raider. 2115 - Fuel hose connection done by crane. Supplying of provisions by rope connection. Charging batteries. Messages transferred by Merchant Raider (see Annex I to KTB). Had to interrupt supply process due to slight ramming caused by heavy swell - no damage. 2145 - Decision to break-off supply process and battery charging due to heavy sea state. 2150 - Running off on easterly heading. 2332 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 6 days and 7.5h. RST KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115 Annex I to KTB: O.K.W.-Report: a) The new French Committee of National Liberation made a radio broadcast from Algiers, French Algeria, pledging to abolish the "arbitrary powers" imposed by the French government in Vichy and to restore "all French liberties, the laws of the Republic and the Republican regime". O.K.M.-Report: b) The USAAF made its first operational sortie with the North American A-36 Invader (also known as Apache) when the 27th Fighter Bomber Group based at Rasel Ma in French Morocco participated in a mass fighter-bomber assault on the Italian Island of Pantelleria. B.d.U.-Report: a) U 177 (IXD2; Kptlt. Robert Gysae) situation: Miss at inward-bound freighter on 3.6. in GR 5319, end-of-run detonation after 7 minutes. At dusk on 5.6. convoy coming from Saldanha Bay sighted, consisting of about 12 ships with destroyers and corvettes. Deterrent depth-charges. Shadowed by hydrophone bearing as far as GR 2536, in fog, with visibility about 200 meters. Then, while she was preparing for a surface attack, the fog lifted and she found herself in the center of the convoy. Heavy gunfire from all ships. Boat shook off pursuing vessels. She was bombed by a flying boat. No damage. b) U 198 (IXD2; Kpt.z.S. Werner Hartmann) sank the British "Durma", 2,304 GRT, in KP 5989, course 2500, speed 7 knots, and in KP 9754 the American "William King", 6,800 GRT, main course 2800, speed 10 knots. She took the Chief Engineer of the first ship on board and the Captain of the second. c) U 119 (XB; Kptlt. Horst-Tessen von Kameke) is steering for CD 4855 to deliver her remaining fuel to "Milkcow" U 488 (Oblt.d.R. Erwin Bartke). d) U 214 (VIID; Oblt. Rupprecht Stock) reported minelaying operation in Dakar carried out. e) U 450 (Oblt. Kurt Böhme) was attacked by an aircraft with bombs and aircraft armament at 1050 in AE 8542 and severely damaged. Watertight stern, No. 1. and No. 3. main ballast tanks and all external fuel tanks damaged. Strong trace of oil, 7 wounded, 4 of them seriously, including the C.O. Boat dived after the third attack. She reported at 0100 course 200, and requested assistance. Boats in the vicinity were ordered to make for U 450. She herself was to continue on her passage to W. France. Unfortunately there is no boat with a M.O. nearby. For distribution of M.O.'s: The orders given to boats for beating off aircraft in surprise attacks will necessarily mean that bridge personnel will be wounded more often. C-in-C Navy therefore gave orders some time ago that by the beginning of July every second boat to leave port should, if possible, carry a M.O. So far 29 Medical Officers were appointed to IXd2 boats and tankers according to plan and a further 17 were available for other boats. There are at present 16 M.O.'s at sea. The special training of new M.O.'s is now so far advanced that from now on every other boat to leave port in June will have a M.O. on board. Boats leaving W. France will also carry M.O.'s in accordance with orders, provided the officers asked for are appointed in time. B-Dienst Report: a) U-boat sightings by the enemy: GR 2530, and 5 others from the Iceland area including 3 D/c attacks (U 450). An English a/c also reported a surfaced U-boat in 36° 30' N and unknown longitude (U 594 - 409?) The a/c returned to its base owing to engine damage and because the navigator was wounded. 2 other a/c reported a D/c attack. b) 4 enemy Gibraltar a/c were ordered at 1715 to return to their base at once, and not to attack U-boats (Probably own S/m's in the vicinity).
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Meeting with Supply Ship
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Monday, 7 June 1943 - East of Brazil - 0708 - Qu.5573FS - Supply Ship in sight. Diving for Trial Dive. 0715 - A-Meter. Beginning of Trial Dive acc. B.d.U. Standing Order No.507 and No.308. 145rpm/3kn. 0751 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. 0752 - Setting for T=20 with 96rpm. 0809 - Reception Depth. (17min. for 140m). Battery 67.2%; CO₂ 1.2%. 0818 - Surfaced after 1h 10' and 3.9nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged. 0819 - Boat ventilated. 2xSmall-Ahead. 1140 - Early Morning Dawn. 1200 - Qu.5548FS - Days Run: 110.9nm - ↗ 95.1nm (16h 50') - ↘ 15.8nm (7h 10') Total: 5872.3 (33tg 22h) - ↗ 5620.3nm (30tg 1h 34') - ↘ 252.0nm (3tg 20h 26') 434cbm (1cbm in 24h); Battery 67.2%; At Supply Ship; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, visibility 5.7nm, >1000mb (Weather and Sea unchanged in 6days, 20h) 1234 - Sunrise. 1335 - Supply Ship in sight, bearing 17°, E=14000. 1500 until 1750 - Second attempt supplying at the Leeward side of Supply Ship. S u p p l y : 1.) Meeting was good (including Recognition Signal exchange). 2.) Fuel oil transfer according to plan and smoothly (76 cbm in 2.5 hours; 510 cbm/100%) Batteries charged (2h 48' for 32.8%). 3.) Provisions transfer considerably complicated and delayed because in addition to inflatable boat as cargo boat only 1 small boat from the supplier as towing boat (Launch of the motorboat and torpedo loading not tried because of the poor sea state). 4.) Signal personnel at tanker at a strength of 1:1 was sufficient but is not enough for group supply. 5.) Beyond fuel and provisions the supplier was not fitted out for supply (hardly any spare parts etc.). 6.) The kindness of the supply ship Captain to the last crew member was exemplary. 7.) Supply was great for morale of own boat and for the raider crew. 8.) Sea conditions throughout were consistently poor with high winds and swell. Messages transferred by Supply Ship: From B.d.U.: a) Because of the successes reported by U 198 (IXD2; Kpt.z.S. Werner Hartmann) the following boats in the same sea area have been given freedom of action: U 181 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wolfgang Lüth) to the E to square KQ inclusive, U 196 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat) to the N including U 198's attack area and U 178 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wilhelm Dommes) in addition the same attack area as U 196. U 177 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Robert Gysae) is proceeding E and is to haul out far to the S, so that she can use Bachstelze. b) U 450 (Oblt. Kurt Böhme) was in AK 3218 course 225, at 2000. Boat was bombed by day and the C.O. reports that she cannot be controlled much longer. So far no other boat has reported that she is proceeding to U 450's assistance, U 341, which is about 550 miles away has been detailed to do so at maximum speed. U 592 (Kptlt. Carl Borm) has also been ordered there to give medical assistance. She can reach the position at earliest in 5 days time. Towards 0500 U 669 (Oblt.d.R. Kurt Köhl) reported her position in AL 3214. She must therefore be near U 450. U 450 has again been instructed that if it is necessary to abandon ship, the crew is to stay together at all costs and if possible starshell are to be fired every hour. c) U 202 (Kptlt. Günter Poser) last reported on 1.6. from AJ 6335. Since 2.6. she has several times been ordered to report her position and the weather, but has not replied. She must therefore be presumed lost. There are no attack or sighting reports for this area and the cause of her loss is unexplained. It is not impossible that American S/m's which were operating at this time were responsible, although our own boats had been warned of their presence. B-Dienst Report: a) British S.S. "Alva" (1,584 GRT) ran into the minefield laid off Halifax by U 119 (XB; Kptlt. Horst-Tessen von Kameke) and sank. b) British Cruiser HMS Cumberland sailed from Iceland to Spitzbergen, Norway. 1800 - Casting off Supply Ship and operating on Ship Contact Report 1500/7/6, at 1500 in Qu.5743FS, course ENO, slow speed. 2239 - Qu.5575FS - Ship sighted bearing 347°, E=11000. It is ship contact report 1500/7/6. Sighted as caculated by dead reckoning. On course 58°, speed 6-7kn. Going on parallel course ahead of the stbd.-side of the steamer. Is an English Clan Type Transport of 2359ts, draught 6.9m. Has upper deck cargo in crates and a deck gun on the stern. 2250 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.: Message for Widder: Ship contact report 1500/7/6 sighted in Qu.5574FS center. Course 58°, speed 6-7kn. Will keep contact. Free to engage when coming into sight. - RST - 2350 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 7 days and 8h. RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115
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