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These are the adventures of DKM Scharnhorst.
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From: DKM Scharnhorst, 3/27/1940 1122, BE97
To: BdU
3/25/1940 2348 - leaving supplier "Bessel", port Vigo/Spain. Heading W with 12 kn
3/27/1940 0809 - radar contact with enemy convoy, grid CF33 heading N with 5 kn. Chanching course to chase with 18 kn.
3/27/1940 0856 - weather cloudy, wind 4 per second direction 0
3/27/1940 1034 - spotted by escort frigate "black swan" oppening fire at 6800 m
3/27/1940 1046 - spotted light crusier and sub escort, oppening fire at 8600 m. Total escort 1x light crusier, 1x sub, 1x black swan, 1x C&D class destroyer (leading)
3/27/1940 1107 - grid BE97, total merchant sunk 19, total escort sunk 4, 101441 BRT. Serval hits recived, damages repaired. Continuing patrol to AD59.
DKM Scharnhorst clear.
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To: BdU
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 4/2/1940 0708, AD59
03/28/1940 2136, BE28: Speed 18 kn, Fuel 92%. No contact. Weather clear, wind 6 from 240
03/29/1940 0645, AL52: Speed 18 kn, Fuel 87%. No contact. Weather clear, Wind 0 from 257.
03/29/1940 1750, AL25: Radar contact with convoy AL16 heading ENE speed unknown. Chasing with 22 kn.
03/30/1940 1250, AL23: Lost contact with convoy, no visual. Reducing speed to 18 kn and heading for AD59. Fuel 81%.
03/31/1940 0856, AD59: Fuel 80%, 12 kn. Beginning patrol in AD59. Weather clear, wind 8 from 316.
04/02/1940 0504, AD59: Fuel 74%, 12 kn. Radar Contact, ship distance 32000 m heading E for Rekjavik. Chasing with 18 kn.
04/02/1940 0633, AD59: Visual at 12000 m, ship is british medium tanker, chasing.
04/02/1940 0659, AD59: Oppening fire at 6500 m.
04/02/1940 0701, AD59: British medium tanker sunk, 8701 BRT. Continuing patrol in AD59 with 12 kn. Weather clear, Wind 12 from 243.
DKM Scharnhorst clear.
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To: BdU
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 04/12/1940 1948, AD 86
04/04/1940 1729, AD59: Fuel 68%, 12 kn. No contacts. Weather clear, wind from 7 from 084.
04/06/1940 0331, AD59: Fuel 58%, 12 kn. No contacts. Weather clear, wind 7 form 043.
04/07/1940 2235, AD59: Single radar contact at AD56, distance 53000 m, heading ESE, speed unkown. Chasing with 22 kn.
04/08/1940 1049, AD59: Contact lost, continuing patrol. Weather clear, wind 7 from 049. 12 kn, Fuel 56%.
04/10/1940 0726, AD59: No contacts. Weather clear, very good view, wind 15 from 173. Fuel 53%, 12 kn.
04/10/1940 1244, AD59: Single ship spotted at AD59, single british merchant at 294 heading ENE for Rekjavik, distance 29200 m. Chasing with 22 kn.
04/10/1940 1322, AD59: Oppening fire at 8500 m.
04/10/1940 1324, AD59: British coastal freighter sunk, 1871 BRT, no survivors. Continuing patrol with 12 kn.
04/12/1940 1620, AD59: Radar contact with large enemy convoy at AD83, heading SW with 9 kn. Starting Chase with 27 kn. Weather clear, wind 15 from 158.
04/12/1940 1946, AD86: Escort ship spotted, unknown type, distance 27100 m. Chasing with 27 kn. Fuel propaply to low to return trough Denmark-Street.
DKM Scharnhorst clear
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To: Bdu
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 04/12/1940 2041, AD86
04/12/1940 2003. AD86: Spotted by escort destroyer, unkown type, oppening fire at 12600 m.
04/12/1940 2010, AD86: J&K-class destroyer sunk, 1690 BRT. Serval hits recived, backboard screw damaged, cannot repair at sea, speed reduced about 2-5 kn.
04/12/1940 2014, AD86: Total escort identified, 1x J&K-class, 1690 BRT, 1x A&B-class, 1350 BRT, 1x V&W-class 1188 BRT.
04/12/1940 2022, AD86: Spotted large freighter, medium tanker, trooptransport and whale processing ship inside the convoy.
04/12/1940 2037, AD86: Convoy destroyed, total sunk on voyage: 4x tankers, 31x freight, 7x warship, 210699 BRT. 84 survivors rescued. Heading for Wilhelmshaven with 16 kn. Fuel to low for passing Denmark-Street, setting course south of island, north of Torshaven and Lerwich. Fuel 39%, 4543 km to Wilhelmshaven.
DKM Scharnhorst clear
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To: Bdu
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 04/19/1940 0650, AN98
04/14/1940 0245, AE81: Fuel 32%, 16 kn. Weather cloudy, wind 15 from 158.
04/16/1940 0335, AE93: Radar contact with enemy task force, AN14, heading WSW with 20 kn.
04/16/1940 0803, AE93: Weather is getting bad, cloudy, light rain, fog, wind 15 from 347.
04/16/1940 2002, AF74: Weather is better, cloudy, wind 15 from 149.
04/17/1940 0158, AF75: Radar contact with german warship, AN43, heading S with 16 kn.
04/17/1940 0229, AF75: Radar contact with enemy task force, AN22, heading NNW with 18 kn.
04/17/1940 1443, AN22: Radar contact with enemy task force, AN26, heading NNW with 18 kn. Weather cloudy, Wind 15 from 149. 1129 km to Wilhemshaven.
04/18/1940 0245, AN43: Radar contact with large enemy task force, AF87, heading WSW with 20 kn. Radar contact with enemy task force, AN 26, heading NNW with 18 kn.
04/18/1940 1422, AN63: Radar contact with german warship, AN28, heading SSE with 20 kn. Weather cloudy, Wind 14 from 248.
04/19/1940 0648, AN98: Arriving at Wilhelmshaven. No visual contacts on enemy or neutral ships until convoy at AD86. Fuel 12%, weather cloudy, wind 6 from 248. We are at home!
DKM Scharnhorst clear
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To: BdU
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 04/22/1940 1132, AN98
Repairs completed, Scharnhorst also recived her right triple gun turrets now.
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Ready for patrol orders.
DKM Scharnhorst clear
To: BdU
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 04/28/1940 2205, AD29
04/23/1940 0613, AN98
Leaving Wilhelmshaven, medium traffic in and around port because of attack on Norway. Weather is cloudy, wind 4 from 0. Speed 18 kn, 7098 km to destination.
04/23/1940 0642, AN96
Radar contact with allied task force, AO48, heading NNW with 12 kn.
04/23/1940 1850, AN63
Radar contact with allied task force, AO41, heading NW with 12 kn.
04/23/1940 1928, AN37
Single radar contact with allied warship, AN46, heading S with 16 kn.
04/24/1940 1231, AN24
Radar contact with enemy task force, AN13, heading E with 8 kn, propably coastal convoy with escort. To close to the coast for any attack, dont want to risk the mission and be discovered, heading NW with 18 kn.
04/24/1940 1300, AN28
Weather cloudy, wind 4 from 0. Speed 18 kn, Fuel 91%.
04/24/1940 1906, AN79
Radar contact with allied warship, AN29, heading NW with 22 kn.
04/26/1940 0752, AE62
Speed 18 kn, Fuel 87%. No contacts, heading NW. Bad weather, stormy, heavy rain, fog, wind 15 from 031.
04/28/1940 2203, AD29
Speed 18 kn, Fuel 87%. No contacts. Weather still bad, cloudy, light rain, fog, wind 15 from 173.
DKM Scharnhorst clear.
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To: BdU
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 05/03/1940 1613, AJ96
04/30/1940 0152, AD73
Speed 18 kn, Fuel 72%, heading SW. Weather cloudy, heavy rain, fog, wind 15 from 051. No contacts, 1594 km to destination.
05/01/1940 2216, AJ69
No contacts, arrived at destination reducing speed to 12 kn and setting search course. Fuel 67%, weather cloudy, wind 15 from 015.
05/02/1940 0000, AJ69
Radar contact with single enemy warship, AK57, heading NE with 32 kn. To fast to chase, continuing patrol with 12 kn.
05/03/1940 1455, AJ96
Radar contact with large enemy convoy, AJ96, heading NE with 8 kn. Chasing with 26 kn, distance 43000m
05/03/1940 1542, AJ96
Spotted enemy convoy at 12600m, chasing with 26 kn. Weather cloudy, wind 8 from 275.
05/03/1940 1545, AJ96
Spotted at 7600 m by escort corvette, oppening fire.
05/03/1940 1559, AJ96
Escort total, 3 x Flower-class corvette, 950 BRT.
05/03/1940 1610, AJ96
Convoy destroyed, thanks to the new triple guns, working perfect at medium and short distance. Total sunk: 5x Tanker, 14x Freighter, 3x Warship, 96965 BRT. Returning to patrol area with 18 kn. Fuel 62%, propably need to refuel at supplier "Belchen", AD68, before returning to Wilhelmshaven.
DKM Scharnhorst clear.
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To: BdU/Konteradmiral vonHarris
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 05/11/1940 0255, AJ93
Understood, returning to Wilhelmshaven but fuel level after this last convoy very low, have to reduce speed to min. 12 kn ahead.
05/05/1940 1837, AJ93
Speed 13 kn, Fuel 47%. No contacts, weather cloudy, heavy rain, fog, wind 15 from 089.
05/07/1940 0302, AJ99
Single radar contact with unknown, AJ95, heading SE, speed slow. Porpably merchant. Chasing with 18 kn but weather still very bad.
05/05/1940 0840, AJ94
Spotted the radar contact from AJ99, 3 large iceberg moving slow SE. Very dangoures in this weather, returning to patrol area AJ69 with 18 kn and setting search course.
05/10/1940 0301, AJ69
Speed 13 kn, Fuel 38%. No contacts, weather clear, very good view, wind 13 from 258.
05/10/1940 1715, AJ69
Radar contact with large enemy task force, AJ96, heading E with 8 kn. Propably convoy with escort. Chasing with 27 kn.
05/10/1940 2219, AJ96
Spotted the convoy at 30000 m, AJ96, heading NE. Chasing with 26 kn.
05/10/1940 2240, AJ96
Spotted escort, Flower-class corvette at 9000 m. Increasing speed to 30 kn.
05/10/1940 2243, AJ96
Oppening fire at escort corvette at 7900 m. Increasing speed to abnormal ahead, 32 kn to close in.
05/10/1940 2251, AJ96
Total Escort 4x Flower-class corvette, 950 BRT.
05/10/1940 2316, AJ96
Spotted large Freighter and large Tanker inside the convoy.
05/10/1940 2320, AJ96
Convoy destroyed! Total sunk on voyage: 9x Tanker, 31x Freight, 7x Warship, 197150 BRT.
Heading NNW to "Blechen" supplier at AD68. Fuel to low to return to Wilhelmshaven.
Weather clear, very good view, wind 13 from 202. Distance to destination 1127 km.
05/11/1940 0254, AJ93
Radar contact with large enemy convoy at AJ93, heading NNE with 7 kn. Chasing with 30 kn.
DKM Scharnhorst clear
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To: BdU/Konteradmiral vonHarris
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 05/11/1940 0508, AJ93
05/11/1940 0410, AJ93
Spotted convoy at 6800 m. Chasing with 30 kn.
05/11/1940 0418, AJ93
Oppening fire at 3500 m at escort corvette, escort suprised.
05/11/1940 0430, AJ93
Abnormal large escort! About 7-10 ships of unkown type, presumaply destroyer and corvette.
05/11/1940 0448, AJ93
Total escort: 4x Black-Swan-class corvette 1250 BRT, 4x Flower-class corvette 950 BRT.
05/11/1940 0457, AJ93
Convoy destroyed! Total sunk on voyage: 12x Tanker, 50x Freighter, 16x Warship. Setting course for return to Wilhelmshaven. Weather clear, wind 15 from 104.
Important message to Konteradmiral vonHarris!
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05/11/1940 0505, AJ93
After conference with navigaton crew, engineers crew and officers, Scharnhorst is not able to return to Wilhelmshaven. Shortest course we can take without risiking detection of the ship is about 8000 - 10000 km and fuel level is at 28% after maneuvering in last battle. Even with smallest speed, 12 kn, we are only able to reach the west coast of england before running out of fuel.
We have to take the smallest amout of fuel supplier "Belchen" can share with us to be able again to reach Wilhelmshaven via route at south island.
We hope, Herr Admiral, you can understand our decision after this successful hunt.
Setting course for "Belchen" supplier, AD86, distance 902 km, speed 12 kn.
DKM Scharnhorst clear.
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To: BdU
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 05/19/1940 1348, AN98
05/12/1940 0649, AD68
Arriving at "Belchen" supplier. Fuel 23%, weather clear, very good view, wind 13 from 075.
05/13/1940 0010, AD68
Recived needed fuel for return to Wilhelmshaven, setting course, speed 18 kn.
05/15/1940 2259, AF75
Spotted fishing vessel under british flag 265 km south of Reykjavik. Ship captured and sunk with explosives to save ammo, crew in lifeboat.
05/17/1940 0352, AE91
Spotted british coastal freighter at 13000 m, oppening fire. According to maps of 1939, we are out of english air coverage.
05/17/1940 0357, AE91
Coastal freighter sunk, 1869 BRT. Weather clear, wind 10 from 094.
05/18/1940 0151, AF76
Radar contact with allied warship, AF57, heading E with 16 kn. Fuel 50 %, 1394 km to Wilhelmshaven.
05/18/1940 1408, AN23
Radar contact with allied warship, AN28, heading SSE with 20kn.
05/19/1940 1144, AN98
After 1 month at sea arriving at home in Wilhelmshaven! 2 ships spotted and sunk on the way from "Belchen" supplier, AD68, back.
DKM Scharnhorst clear.
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The "Hebriden"-Channel Story
To: BdU
From: DKM Scharnhorst, 05/26/1940 0845, AN98
05/20/1940 1910, AN98
Leaving Wilhelmshaven for partol in grid AN11. Weather cloudy, wind 4 from 0. Scharnhorst recived new gun turrets, new hull painting and command bridge overhaul.
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05/21/1940 0812, AN63
Weather cloudy, wind 4 from 0.
Radio message contact with enemy allied task force, AN35, heading ENE with 16kn.
RMC with allied warship, AO41, heading NW with 12kn.
05/21/1940 2029, AN46
RMC with allied warship, AN24, heading NW with 22kn.
05/21/1940 2258, AN46
RMC with enemy convoy, AN16, heading SSE with 8kn. Propably costal convoy.
05/22/1940 0609, AN22
RMC with allied warship, AN43, heading SE with 18kn.
05/23/1940 0227, AN11
Arriving at patrol area, grid AN11. Weather cloudy, wind 15 from 281. Looks like an atlantic storm is heading in our direction. Starting patrol with 13kn.
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05/23/1940 0810, AN11
RMC with enemy costal convoy, AN54, heading SSE with 8 kn. About 50 km NE of "Blyth".
05/23/1940 0951, AN11
RMC with enemy convoy, AM69, heading NNW with 8kn.About 120 km NW of "Blackpool".
05/23/1940 1555, AN11
RMC with enemy convoy, AM36, heading W with 7kn. About 240 km S of our position. Chasing with 26kn but weather very bad. Weather cloudy, heavy rain, fog, wind 15 from 144.
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05/23/1940 1957, AN11
RMC with enemy convoy, AM68, heading W with 8 kn. About 48 km S of "Stranraer".
05/23/1940 2022, AN13
British T-class submarine, 1222 BRT surfaced about 800 m away in 340. Fireing on us with deck gun.
05/23/1940 2034, AN13
T-class sunk, no survivors. Recived light damages and fire broke out. Returning to convoy hunt with 27kn.
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05/24/1940 0043, AN13
RMC with convoy, AM36, heading SW with 7kn. T-class submarine propably sent a radio message before sunk and convoy turned. Now heading SW, 51 km W of "Stornoway" true "Hebriden"-Channel. Because of bad weather there is no risk of air attacks so we following into "Hebriden"-Channel, chasing now with 30kn.
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05/24/1940 0531, AM38
ALARM was raised in the morning, we almost runned aground at a small island in "Hebriden"-Channel because of the bad weather. Reducing speed to 27kn. Weather still very bad.
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05/24/1940 0746, AM37
Hearing gun fire, getting attacked by unknown ship, no radar contacts. Deck guns getting manned and "All men to battle stations!" raised.
05/24/1940, 0750, AM37
Gun fire again, no visual contacts, no radar contacts.
05/24/1940 0751, AM37
Spotted single armed trawler, 1100 BRT. Trawler sunk, turning back through the channel.
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05/24/1940 0935, AM38
Spotted convoy escort destroyer, about 75 km S of "Stornoway".
05/24/1940 0937, AM38
C&Q-class destroyer sunk, 1375 BRT. But were hit by the burning wreck.
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05/24/1940 0938, AM38
Convoy spotted, opening fire! Distance about 700 m.
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05/24/1940 0947, AM38
All ships in visual range destroyed, a lot of survivors, begining rescue.
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05/24/1940 1043, AM38
About 300 Survivors resuced., weather still very bad. Returning to Wilhelmshaven for repairs. Using the bad weather to return through AN14, between "Lerwick" and "Scapa Flow".
05/24/1940 1109, AM38
Spotted patrol boat from "Stornoway" and single freighter.
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05/25/1940 0517, AN41
We made it save through AN14. Returning to Wilhelmshaven with 26kn. Weather very bad.
05/26/1940 0237, AN98
Back in Wilhelmshaven. Total sunk on voyage: 14x freighter, 7x warship, 73184 BRT.
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DKM Scharnhorst clear.
:salute:
The End of an Aircraft Carrier
To: BdU
From: DKM Scharnhorst, Trondheim, 06/15/1940 1045
05/27/1940 0305, AN98
Leaving Wilhelmshaven for Narvik. Weather cloudy, good view, wind 4 from 0.
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05/29/1940 0058, AN43
Speed 13kn, Weather clear, good view, wind 0 from 226
05/31/1940 0437, AF56
Speed 13kn, Weather clear, good view, wind 7 from 302.
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06/02/1940 0112, 187km NNW of "Harstad"
Spotted british partol boat, heading NNE, distance 16km, avoiding contact.
06/14/1940 0351, 35km N of AF28
Speed 17kn, weather clear, good view, wind 15 from 224, heading SE.
Spotted british Aircraft carrier, distance 18600m, heading S, fast, no escort.
Chasing with 32kn, abnormal ahead.
06/14/1940 0429, AF28
British Illutriuos-class Aircarft carrier sunk, 23000 BRT, about 327 survivors resuced.
Heading for Trondheim.
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06/15/1940 0845
Arriving at Trondheim, Weather very bad. Refulling and taking new supplies.
Awaiting further patrol orders.
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DKM Scharnhorst clear.
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To: BdU
From: DKM Scharnhorst, Narvik, 06/19/1940 0936
Scharnhorst recived new hull painting and repairs in Trondheim. Because of massive air attacks on the 16 and 17 Scharnhorst was heading for Narvik on the night from 17 to 18. Very stormy weather with fog helped that this attempt was succesfull without any enemy contacts.
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Norway totally surrendered to germany, Scharnhorst awaiting new orders.
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DKM Scharnhorst clear.
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