The Diary of U389 (Warning Lots of photos)

mia389 · 08-18-11, 02:53 PM

This is an online diary of my SH5 experience. I will update this everytime I make any progress on my patrol. Thanks to TheDarkWraith for the journal application found in his UIs. My mods are on my signature link if anyone is wondering.

Patrol 1 La Rochelle

Thursday, March 20, 1941
09:05 Captain Herbert Werner reporting on U389. Departure time will be at 1500 Local.
11:21 Have met with all of my crew. 40% of them, this will be first patrol. Officers are all experienced.
13:38 Boat is ready for sailing. Last of food being put on now. Crew saying final farewells. Good crowd for our departure.
15:05 Set speed 4 knots. My first patrol is underway.
15:36 Set course 235 until 22:30L Speed 12knots
22:28 Changed course to 260 for 1 Day 22.8 hours. ETA next turn point March 22 21:18
22:31 Weather is good. Crew is relaxed and comfortable in new home. Plan on training maneuvers for next hour.
22:58 Performed daily trim dive.
23:25 Performed practice crash dive. Crew and boat did very well.

This picture was taken just before departure on 3/20/41

3/20/41 Leaving sub pen

3/20/41 Leaving La Rochelle

3/20/41 This picture is the navigators map and our course to our patrol zone.

Friday, March 21, 1941
07:02 Performed trim dive
07:46 Green horns are starting to get sick. let them up on deck for a bit. Beautiful morning - calm seas. Navigator shooting the sun

This was taken 3/21/41 en route to our first waypoint.

Saturday, March 22, 1941
09:21 Getting lots of reports of cook spreading Nazi politics. Sent XO to take care of it.
11:56 Performed trim dive
12:34 Seas are picking up. Think we are about to enter a storm.
14:41 Seas were getting rough dove to 80 meters for a couple of hours to give crew a rest. Heading back to surface
14:47 Surfacing the boat brought a surprise to calm seas.
14:47 Emil shooting sun for updated position
15:01 Even after going under we are only 30 mins behind our ETA at turn point. Unless Emil gave me a bad fix
18:24 Received Radio message that Dieters (Watch Officer) brother has died in the fighting on the East front.
21:47 New heading 180 for 50.6 hours. ETA at patrol zone is March 25th 00:26

Sunday, March 23, 1941
06:18 Beautiful morning. Visibility is good and seas are calm. Dieter is holding up good for the bad news he had received
07:00 Just performed morning trim dive. Upon surfacing we received radio message of U551 being sunk with all her crew. It was her first patrol
07:00 I went to school at Neustadt with the XO on U552. I hope I don't meet the same fate.
10:22 Crew has found a small mouse and named it Toby. Seems we have a mascot now.
18:01 Had a easy travel day on calm seas. Had a great meal tonight. Tomorrow we will have to throw some rotted food over
23:41 Ommat has found a cracked valve spring on port side diesel. Running on starboard side until he fixes it.

3/23/41 Coming up from trim dive.

3/23/41

Monday, March 24, 1941
01:25 Ommat has fixed Diesel engine.
07:01 Performed daily trim dive
08:36 We are entering the northern part of our patrol zone. Seas are clam but have lots of fog.
20:26 Emil is shooting the stars for location.

3/24/41 Here you can see some of the fog.

Tuesday, March 25, 1941
01:11 New course 090. Heading East to find some tonnage! Tomorrow is going to be our day I feel
06:42 Great day for hunting. Calm and Clear.
07:09 Performed daily trim dive
14:19 Farther east we go the more the chance of enemy shipping. Im ready for my first one!

3/25/41 Watch crew looking for elephants

3/25/41 Picture ofU389 taken from a JU88 that was patrolling for convoys.

Wednesday, March 26, 1941
04:01 All stop. Have reached a position in Gibraltar bay. Waiting here to engage shipping leaving or entering.
04:23 Dived for sonar check
06:42 Stayed at 30meters all night. Surfaced boat
06:44 Started search pattern.
07:13 WO Reports ship spotted!
07:18 WO was relieved from shift. Eyes were not working.
07:20 Crashed dive! Aircraft was spotted. Few 303 round hit deck as were submerging. Looked like Mosquito or Buefighter
08:50 Surfacing.
09:02 Aircraft spotted, Crashed dive. They know we are here now.
11:51 Surfaced boat. Continuing search pattern
12:02 Aircraft spotted, Crashed dive. Staying at 50 meters for rest of day.
21:34 Surfacing boat. Continuing search pattern
21:36 Emil is getting celestial fix. I fear we are getting close to strait.

Here is our map and our hunting grounds for the next week or so.

As you can see we are using new camera. Picture of Carl looking for ships on 3/26/41

3/26/41 Just surfaced from being forced under due to Aircraft.

Thursday, March 27, 1941
00:45 Radio Report Received! Enemy Task Force, Long 05 23W 36 07N Course 187 Speed 5knots
00:46 That report is Task Force leaving Gibraltar. I think they will go East. If the go West we will be waiting.
04:24 Toby has died.
07:02 Task Force sighted B079!
07:06 Heading 345, Ahead Flak,,, Pursuit is on!
07:18 I only see a single ship. Looks to be Merchant. I think my WO was jumpy after that contact report
07:18 Crew is arming deck gun. No I.D on nationality of ship yet.
07:27 Shes British!
07:30 Engaging with deck gun
07:48 Gave merchant crew some water and bread for their life boat. Will call in their position later.
07:51 First ship sunk, 4,000 tons est, Medium Composite Freighter.
07:52 Heading west at 15 knots.
08:11 Aircraft spotted! Crash dive, No need to report their position!
08:11 Staying submerged for next 3 hours.

3/27/41 Turning to intercept merchant

3/27/41 Merchant final breaths

3/27/41 Was taken just after crew supplied merchantmen.

08-18-11, 02:53 PM	#1
mia389 中国水兵 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dayton OH Posts: 271 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	The Diary of U389 (Warning Lots of photos) This is an online diary of my SH5 experience. I will update this everytime I make any progress on my patrol. Thanks to TheDarkWraith for the journal application found in his UIs. My mods are on my signature link if anyone is wondering. Patrol 1 La Rochelle Thursday, March 20, 1941 09:05 Captain Herbert Werner reporting on U389. Departure time will be at 1500 Local. 11:21 Have met with all of my crew. 40% of them, this will be first patrol. Officers are all experienced. 13:38 Boat is ready for sailing. Last of food being put on now. Crew saying final farewells. Good crowd for our departure. 15:05 Set speed 4 knots. My first patrol is underway. 15:36 Set course 235 until 22:30L Speed 12knots 22:28 Changed course to 260 for 1 Day 22.8 hours. ETA next turn point March 22 21:18 22:31 Weather is good. Crew is relaxed and comfortable in new home. Plan on training maneuvers for next hour. 22:58 Performed daily trim dive. 23:25 Performed practice crash dive. Crew and boat did very well. This picture was taken just before departure on 3/20/41 3/20/41 Leaving sub pen 3/20/41 Leaving La Rochelle 3/20/41 This picture is the navigators map and our course to our patrol zone. Friday, March 21, 1941 07:02 Performed trim dive 07:46 Green horns are starting to get sick. let them up on deck for a bit. Beautiful morning - calm seas. Navigator shooting the sun This was taken 3/21/41 en route to our first waypoint. Saturday, March 22, 1941 09:21 Getting lots of reports of cook spreading Nazi politics. Sent XO to take care of it. 11:56 Performed trim dive 12:34 Seas are picking up. Think we are about to enter a storm. 14:41 Seas were getting rough dove to 80 meters for a couple of hours to give crew a rest. Heading back to surface 14:47 Surfacing the boat brought a surprise to calm seas. 14:47 Emil shooting sun for updated position 15:01 Even after going under we are only 30 mins behind our ETA at turn point. Unless Emil gave me a bad fix 18:24 Received Radio message that Dieters (Watch Officer) brother has died in the fighting on the East front. 21:47 New heading 180 for 50.6 hours. ETA at patrol zone is March 25th 00:26 Sunday, March 23, 1941 06:18 Beautiful morning. Visibility is good and seas are calm. Dieter is holding up good for the bad news he had received 07:00 Just performed morning trim dive. Upon surfacing we received radio message of U551 being sunk with all her crew. It was her first patrol 07:00 I went to school at Neustadt with the XO on U552. I hope I don't meet the same fate. 10:22 Crew has found a small mouse and named it Toby. Seems we have a mascot now. 18:01 Had a easy travel day on calm seas. Had a great meal tonight. Tomorrow we will have to throw some rotted food over 23:41 Ommat has found a cracked valve spring on port side diesel. Running on starboard side until he fixes it. 3/23/41 Coming up from trim dive. 3/23/41 Monday, March 24, 1941 01:25 Ommat has fixed Diesel engine. 07:01 Performed daily trim dive 08:36 We are entering the northern part of our patrol zone. Seas are clam but have lots of fog. 20:26 Emil is shooting the stars for location. 3/24/41 Here you can see some of the fog. Tuesday, March 25, 1941 01:11 New course 090. Heading East to find some tonnage! Tomorrow is going to be our day I feel 06:42 Great day for hunting. Calm and Clear. 07:09 Performed daily trim dive 14:19 Farther east we go the more the chance of enemy shipping. Im ready for my first one! 3/25/41 Watch crew looking for elephants 3/25/41 Picture ofU389 taken from a JU88 that was patrolling for convoys. Wednesday, March 26, 1941 04:01 All stop. Have reached a position in Gibraltar bay. Waiting here to engage shipping leaving or entering. 04:23 Dived for sonar check 06:42 Stayed at 30meters all night. Surfaced boat 06:44 Started search pattern. 07:13 WO Reports ship spotted! 07:18 WO was relieved from shift. Eyes were not working. 07:20 Crashed dive! Aircraft was spotted. Few 303 round hit deck as were submerging. Looked like Mosquito or Buefighter 08:50 Surfacing. 09:02 Aircraft spotted, Crashed dive. They know we are here now. 11:51 Surfaced boat. Continuing search pattern 12:02 Aircraft spotted, Crashed dive. Staying at 50 meters for rest of day. 21:34 Surfacing boat. Continuing search pattern 21:36 Emil is getting celestial fix. I fear we are getting close to strait. Here is our map and our hunting grounds for the next week or so. As you can see we are using new camera. Picture of Carl looking for ships on 3/26/41 3/26/41 Just surfaced from being forced under due to Aircraft. Thursday, March 27, 1941 00:45 Radio Report Received! Enemy Task Force, Long 05 23W 36 07N Course 187 Speed 5knots 00:46 That report is Task Force leaving Gibraltar. I think they will go East. If the go West we will be waiting. 04:24 Toby has died. 07:02 Task Force sighted B079! 07:06 Heading 345, Ahead Flak,,, Pursuit is on! 07:18 I only see a single ship. Looks to be Merchant. I think my WO was jumpy after that contact report 07:18 Crew is arming deck gun. No I.D on nationality of ship yet. 07:27 Shes British! 07:30 Engaging with deck gun 07:48 Gave merchant crew some water and bread for their life boat. Will call in their position later. 07:51 First ship sunk, 4,000 tons est, Medium Composite Freighter. 07:52 Heading west at 15 knots. 08:11 Aircraft spotted! Crash dive, No need to report their position! 08:11 Staying submerged for next 3 hours. 3/27/41 Turning to intercept merchant 3/27/41 Merchant final breaths 3/27/41 Was taken just after crew supplied merchantmen. Last edited by mia389; 08-19-11 at 07:46 PM.