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Originally Posted by Kapitän

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

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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)

Saturday, 3 April 1943 - Bay of Biscay -

0005 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Will be at entry point Gabel on 4 April, 0000. - RST -

0225 - Qu.8246BF center right - FuMB and Magic Eye Detection in 170°true, E=18000. Boat remains surfaced.

0241 - Qu.8254BF center left - FuMB Detection 0225 now in 187°true, E=19000 - seems to be on course 222°, speed 4-5kn.

0411 - Qu.8255BF -

0530 - Morning Dawn.

0642 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 3 days and 3h.

1200 - Qu.8346BF - Days Run: 227.5nm - ↗ 227.5nm (24h) - On course 90°; 386cbm (6cbm in 24h)
Total: 4539.3 nm (21days 14h 17') - ↗ 4281.1 nm (17days 16h 46') - ↘ 258.2 nm (3days 21h 31')
Weather and Sea unchanged in 3 days and 8h; 11 internal torpedoes.

1352 - Qu.8355BF -

1915 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 3 days and 15.5h.

2310 - Qu.9155BF center right - FuMB and Magic Eye Detection of A/C in 119° true, E=6600. In due course, continued FuMB and Magic Eye Detection with A/C in different directions and distances. Appears to be of own escort airplane patrolling the escort point.

2334 - Qu.9155BF - Course 122°.

2346 - Arrived at escort point Gabel. Course 70°.
(No escort sighted).

Cmdr.: U 648 (Ob.Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) leaves Kiel for her First War Patrol, acc. Op.-Order 54.

RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115

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

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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)

Sunday, 4 April 1943 - Bay of Biscay -

0003 - Entering approach path escorted by own A/C. The entire time, several FuMB and Magic Eye Detections - seem to be 2-3 A/C.

0520 - Morning Dawn.

0629 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 4 days and 2.5h.

0722 - Radar Detection with Surface Vessel in 70°true; E=7500. It is our escort. Wind and Sea subsiding somewhat, weather is clearing up.

0735 - SE7/6, decreasing, shifting East, partly cloudy, light haze, visibility 3.5nm, >1000mb.
Taking on escort (1 Escort Destroyer und 3 R-Boats); Bf110's continue to patrol approach path.

0836 - Course 110°.

1200 - Qu.9234BF - Days Run: 228.0nm - ↗ 228.0nm (24h)
Total: 4767.3 nm (22days 14h 17') - ↗ 4509.1 nm (18days 16h 46') - ↘ 258.2 nm (3days 21h 31')
On course 110°; ENE7/6, partly cloudy, light haze, visibility 3.5nm, >1000mb; 380cbm (6cbm in 24h); 11 internal torpedoes; Battery 97%.

1228 - Arrived at exit point of approach path. Releasing escort. Course 90°.

1300 - ENE4/3, partly cloudy, light haze, visibility 3.5nm, >1000mb.
Starting repair of Flak guns.

1325 - Patrol boat (M-Boat) on opposite course to our port beam.

1419 - Course 135°. Flak guns repaired. Three 3-Mast-Schooners are patrolling the Gironde Estuary.

1533 - Qu.9341BF - Course 140°. Entering Bordeaux.

1615 - Making fast in the Box. Mooring boat.

1615 - Qu.9344BF - Since Etmal: 41.5nm - ↗ 41.5nm (4h 15')
Total: 4808.8 nm (22days 18h 32') - ↗ 4550.6 nm (18days 21h 01') - ↘ 258.2 nm (3days 21h 31')
Arrived Bordeaux: ENE7/6, partly cloudy, light haze, visibility 3.5nm, >1000mb; 379cbm (1cbm in 4h); 11 internal torpedoes; Battery 97%.

Clearing out of boat and placing boat in dry-dock.
Crew standing by and guarding the boat during the shipyard time.

Cmdr.: Upon arrival in Bordeaux received word that RAF bombers conducted a raid on Kiel during the night and that Soviet troops launched the Taman Offensive Operation in an attempt to push our troops out of the Taman Peninsula in the Caucasus.

RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115