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Majestik 909 · 02-01-16, 12:02 PM

Thursday, July 8, 1943 - 0813 hours - grid KW - about 800km southwest of Fremantletravelling in two staggered columns ' courseht - clear and calm - no radar or sonar in persontacts, so we delay daylight submergence - off in the distance, I think I see something - increase turns to flank and come right to course 022 degrees -

0823 hours - the shape of 5 ships come into view - two T3 tankers, two old freighters and what appears to be a passenger liner/troop transport - submerge at 5,200 meters thus far undetected - closing

0828 hours - a 6th freighter becomes visible at 4,000 meters - unescorted convoy - traveling in two staggered columns - course 085 - speed 5 knots - maneuver visually via periscope to a position ahead of the lead vessel and just off starboard bow. The liner is painted gray and has a scalloped camouflage pattern painted in dark green - guns are visible forward and along starboard quarter -

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Majestik 909 Planesman Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: California Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thursday, July 8, 1943 - 0813 hours - grid KW - about 800km southwest of Fremantletravelling in two staggered columns ' courseht - clear and calm - no radar or sonar in persontacts, so we delay daylight submergence - off in the distance, I think I see something - increase turns to flank and come right to course 022 degrees - 0823 hours - the shape of 5 ships come into view - two T3 tankers, two old freighters and what appears to be a passenger liner/troop transport - submerge at 5,200 meters thus far undetected - closing 0828 hours - a 6th freighter becomes visible at 4,000 meters - unescorted convoy - traveling in two staggered columns - course 085 - speed 5 knots - maneuver visually via periscope to a position ahead of the lead vessel and just off starboard bow. The liner is painted gray and has a scalloped camouflage pattern painted in dark green - guns are visible forward and along starboard quarter - __________________ Previous Kommandant U-196 - 400,317 GRT - Current Kommandant U-847 - 592,000 GRT - Monsun Gruppe 33 - Codename - Majestik - "Kommen flach! Alles ruhig! Machen umdrehungen für zwei knoten! Bis periskop!!!"