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Originally Posted by Doolar
Quick Question for you guys. I'm currently in the 1st Flotilla out of Kiel. It's April 1941. Type VII Boat. When headed to the Atlantic, I cut between the ORKNEY ISLANDS and the SHETLAND ISLANDS. I know the risk and I'm fast and careful. Now for the question. Is this the coarse normally taken by U-Boat Captains at this point of the war, or did they navigate around the top of the SHETLAND's ? It looks safer and has deeper waters too. Thanx
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Looking at patrols of 1st Flotilla Type VII B/C boats operating out of Kiel in the spring of '41 before the flotilla moved to Brest in June of that year, it would seem they all steered well north of the Orkneys and Shetlands - and most even went north of the Faroe islands. Same goes for the few Type VII boats still based in Kiel for a while after June '41 after most had moved to Brest (I think some remained in Kiel for a while in '41 as they were still being commissioned for active duty at the time of the move).
Patrol log maps for 1st Flotilla Type VII boats in 1941:
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3588.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3618.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3588.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3646.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4114.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4124.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4133.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4145.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4164.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4167.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4207.html