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U-838 in the Norwegian sea with a higher sea state and winds picking up from the West indicate an approaching storm Kapitan.z.S Schwarz took this route to avoid enemy task forces operating in the Atlantic while operating off the East coast of England U-838 sank 7 ships including a troop transport (14,561 grt) and a large tanker (10,048 grt) totaling 46,234 grt she is expected to make a rendezvous with a tanker in large square FE11 her estimated arrival is between late may early June 1943 she is only permitted to attack independents from now until she passes the Azores and convoys are to be reported only