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Originally Posted by Kapitän

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KTB - U 112

Sunday, 19 January 1941 - Bay of Biscay

0645 - Morning Dawn.

0727 - Boat is being attacked by a pair of Whitley's with 4 bombs each. Direct approach from 55° true, E=7000. The first 4 bombs fall ahead to port. Increasing speed to A.K. The second 4 bombs fall about 100m short astern to port. Boat is staying surfaced.

0807 - Sunrise.

0852 - Three twin-engine airplanes in 70° true, on course SSW, E=9000, flying off in 120° true on course NNE.

0947 - Diving for trial dive. Sound contact turbine bearing 95°, on course 70°, E=16000. At S-Tiefe nothing seen.

1012 - Trial dive at 2A-Meter. All is good.

1027 - Surfaced.

1200 - Qu.5174BF - Days Run since Lorient: 247.0sm - ↗244.6sm (18h 25') - ↘2.4sm (40')
169.1cbm. 9700Ah. Weather unchanged since Lorient.

1301 - F.T. from U 106:
Have sunk the MS Zealandic, 10578ts. - Oesten -

1631 - Qu.4388BF - Alarm! A pair of fighter planes in 50° true, on course SW, E=7000.
- 200sm from the British mainland -

1634 - At A-Meter no bombs. Boat remains submerged at T=20.

1709 - Sundown.

1911 - O₂ = 20%. Surfaced.

1920 - Boat ventilated. Charging batteries at 9000Ah: Stbd.-Diesel 500RPM - Charging; Port-Diesel 405RPM - Propulsion, 10kn.

2008 - Batteries charged: 48' for 1000Ah. 2xH.F., 405RPM, 14kn.

Continuing outbound transit.

RST

Kptlt.&Cmdr.

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

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KTB - U 112

Monday, 20 January 1941 - Bay of Biscay

0200 - Qu.4255BF

0609 - Qu.1877BF - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.:
Transfer message 10°West. A lot of enemy air cover in Qu.51 and Qu.43BF. On 19.1., 0730h, attack from a pair of Whitley bombers, no damages. 162cbm. N2/2, clear, good visibility. - RST -

0635 - Incoming F.T.: From B.d.U.:
RST: Message received. Next status and weather report in 24h.

0700 - Morning Dawn. NNW2/2, overcast, light haze, visibility 4-5sm, ~1000mb.

0827 - Sunrise. Wind and Sea increasing, shifting to NW.

1030 - Qu.1755BF - NW7/6, overcast, light haze, visibility 4-5sm, ~1000mb.
Have to reduce speed to 1/3, 7-8kn due to heavy swell.

1200 - Qu.1751BF - Days Run: 286.7sm - ↗278.8sm (21h 30') - ↘7.9sm (2h 30')
160.1cbm (9.1cbm/24h). 10000Ah. Weather unchanged since 1030h.

1401 - Incoming F.T. from Cappelini:
In the area of Azores/Canary Islands, sunk 2 steamers of 14051ts in Artillery battle. - K.Kpt. Todaro -

- to be continued -