[Kapitän]

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Friday, 5 September 1941 - North Atlantic -

0455 - Qu.4655BE. New course 90°.
NNW7/6, clear, light haze, good visibility, >1000mb.

0510 - Diving to T=50 due to high swell continually washing over the bridge. 65rpm, 1.6kn.

0608 - Sunrise. Breakfast.

0701 - O₂=20%. Beginning of torpedo maintenance.

1001 - Bow torpedoes serviced. Break until 1016h.

1101- O₂=19%.

1146 - Stern torpedoes serviced. Lunch break.

1200 - Qu.4656BE - Days Run: 157.1sm - ↗ 147.3 (17h 10') -
↘ 9.8sm (6h 50').
54.5cbm (2.6cbm/24h). 8800Ah. T=50. O₂=19%. 14 internal torpedoes.10.5cm: 81xSpG+28xLkG; M.G.-C/30-2cm: 7820.

1300 - Beginning of trial dive according to Standing Order 507.

1319 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter and reacts well at 135rpm, 3kn.

1339 - S-Tiefe. Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
Search for the "Gysae" convoy is continuing. Boats receive orders to continue operations in the north to south patrol line between 15° and 23° West.

1340 - Surfaced after 8.5h and 13sm. Weather and sea are unchanged.

1345 - New course 49°. Boat has to run athwart.

1403 - Boat ventilated and compressed air supply filled.

1406 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
Group "Markgraf" is given new attack areas, embracing the zone between Greenland and Iceland as far as about 400 miles south of the Islands.

1420 - Wind and Sea are dying down and turning to East. NNE5/4, clear, good visibility, >1000mb.

1505 - New course 90°.

1601 - NE3/2, clear, good visibility, >1000mb.
Incoming F.T.: From U 501:
Have sunk English Merchant "Python" 4500ts, - Förster -

Charging batteries at 8400Ah:
Port diesel propulsion 396RPM, 11kn;
Stbd. diesel charging 495RPM.

1715 - E1/1, clear, good visibility, >1000mb.
Batteries charged: 1h 15' for 1600Ah.

1801 - Norddeich Radio reporting about the Soviet Cruiser "Komintern" firing at coastal batteries at Fontanka, Romania, Black Sea.

2055 - Sundown. SE1/1, clear, good visibility, >1000mb.

Boat operating on convoy "Gysae".

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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Saturday, 6 September 1941 - West of Brest -

0151 - Incoming F.T.: From U 141:
Have sunk the British Patrol Boat "King Erik" 228ts off the coast of Iceland. - Schüler -

0600 - Sunrise. Weather unchanged since Sundown, 5.9.

1200 - Qu.5563BE - Days Run: 218.1sm - ↗ 214.9 (22h 20') - ↘ 3.2sm (1h 40').
49.2cbm (5.3cbm/24h). Weather unchanged since Sundown, 5.9.
14 internal torpedoes. 10.5cm: 81xSpG+28xLkG.
M.G.-C/30-2cm: 7820.

1600 - New course 68°.

2038 - Sundown. Weather unchanged in 24h.

B.d.U. canceled the operation against convoy "Gysae".
Group "Seewolf" is ordered to move to the north.

Boat operating again acc. Op.-Orders as per B.d.U.-F.T.0216/31.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.