7/19/1939 North Greenland Sea, Kriegstagebuch Nr.2 18th day at sea
Schiff 35 continued her passage through the Baltic, on July 7th lookouts sighted a Dutch tanker she passed to starboard at a range of 2.300m. During the next 3 days she transited the Great Belt/Kattegat/Skagerrak without incident, soon she made out into the North Sea, Course 347°. While transiting north the crew settled down to their routine. On July 11th Schiff 35 entered the Norwegian Sea and the Kommandant ordered daily Decamouflage and Artillery exercises. On the 14th one of the aircraft was ready for its first flight which was to be a training and reconnaissance flight. at 07:00 hrs. the Arado Ar 196 A-1 (TW+6N) was brought up the lift to deck level. The port derrick on the bridge was hoisted up, derrick no 4 on the foremast was used to lift the Arado and at 07:17 the aircraft was put in the water, engine started, and took off. At 10:45 the Arado returned and the pilot Oblt Fritz Anderson reported to the Kommandant. Schiff 35 continued her passage north, the radio room reported several ships nearby (4 British, 1 Soviet, 6 Norwegian, and 1 Greek) on July 18th Schiff 35 arrived at her ordered position Naval Square AB 1323 and will remain here until further notice.
