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Old 08-01-21, 07:06 AM   #5879
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Default U 113 (IXC) - 1st War Patrol - On outbound transit

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Thursday, 31 July 1941 - Skagerrak -

0145 - Diving for trial dive. Water depth 267m. 185rpm.

0202 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. 135rpm.

0219 - T=20 (after 16min. from 2A-Meter). 100rpm, 2kn. Boat remains submerged.

0343 - O=20%.

0420 - Sunrise.

0430 - NNW5/4, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -
Surfaced after 2h 45' and 7sm.

0433 - Boat ventilated.

0437 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Will be at escort point K.-Sand 0445h. - RST -

0445 - Taking on escort (7sm from Kristiansand).
As we approach land, sea and wind are decreasing.

0520 - NW4/3, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -
Releasing escort.

Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Escort will be escort point K.-Sand 0445h. Supplementing of fuel and water as planned.

0523 - Entering Kristiansand. Mooring boat.

0545 - Commencing supplementing of fuel and water. Also, charging batteries at 9500Ah.

0615 - Batteries charged (25min. for 500Ah). Fuel and Water supplemented. Fuel: 240cbm.

0630 - W4/3, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -
Casting off. Leaving Kristiansand.

0700 - Releasing escort. 2xH.F. Continuing outbound transit along Norwegian coast.

1200 - Qu.3529AN - Days Run: 267.8sm - 260.8 (21h 15') - 7.0sm (2h 45').
237.4cbm (2.6cbm in 5h 30'). WNW4/3, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb.

1858 - Egersund 15sm to our stbd. beam.

2056 - Sundown. - W1/1, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb -

Continuing outbound transit.

RST
Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Friday, 1 August 1941 - West of Stavanger

0105 - Utsira 2sm to our stbd. beam.

0329 - Course 290°. Switching to "Norway"-Frequency.

0420 - Sunrise. Midnight Twilight.

0735 - Evaded German steamer on surface, bearing 35°, on course south, E=16000.

1140 - Qu.2355AN -

1200 - Qu.2355AN - Days Run: 330.7sm - (24h)
224.2cbm (13.2cbm/24h). Weather unchanged since 30.7., 2056h.

1202 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
La Spezia in the Mediterranean, has been opened for Uboat operations.

1600 - Qu.2236AN -

1801 - Norddeich Radio sending report the USA imposing an Oil and Kerosene embargo on non-British countries, which will heavily impact Japan.

2000 - Qu.7984AF -

2128 - Sundown. Midnight Twilight.
SSW4/3, clear, visibility 8-9sm, >1000mb.

Continuing outbound transit.

RST
Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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