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06-19-23, 03:45 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Merchant Raider "Michel" sunk ship off Australia
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Saturday, 19 June 1943 - West of South-Africa - 0030 - Qu.GQ2165 - Course 117°. 1240 - Morning Dawn. 1200 - Qu.2535GQ - Days Run: 182.1nm - ↗ 178.8nm (22h 45') - ↘ 3.3nm (1h 15') Total: 8032.0nm (45tg 22h) - ↗ 7736.7nm (41tg 10h 04') - ↘ 295.3nm (4tg 11h 56') Course 117°; 472cbm (3cbm in 24h); Battery 80.0%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold. SSE6/5, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 18days and 21h). 1245 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 18 days and 22h. 2244 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 19 days and 8h. 2309 - Incoming Radio Reports: From O.K.W.: a) On 18 June, two men of Italian Air Force Assault Engineer Battalion penetrated into Benina airfield in Libya and destroyed two B-24 and two Wellington aircraft; both men were captured after the mission. b) The RAF attacked the Schneider armaments factories in Le Creusot. From O.K.M.: a) On 17 June, the Merchant Raider "Michel", sunk the Norwegian Tanker Ferncastle, 9.940ts, with a cargo of Fuel, off the west coast of Australia. From B.d.U.: a) To all boats: B.d.U.-Order from 17 June: The following is ordered as an addition to Standing Order No. 11: Para. 3) If it is not possible to take ship's officers prisoner, take other white members of crew on board, in as far as accommodation and further duties allow. Reason: Interrogation of prisoners for military purposes. Para. 4) When an isolated destroyer, corvette or escort vessel has been sunk, try to take prisoners, if this is possible without endangering the boat. Questioning of prisoners by P/W/ transit camp can reveal the most valuable information on enemy U-boat defence procedure, apparatus and armament. The same applies to shot down aircraft crews. Be careful of aircraft wreckage, however. (See Standing Order No. 12). b) Report from U 177 (IXD2; Kptlt. Robert Gysae): Heavy westerly storm S. of 34° S. (south of Madagascar) since 10.6. (southwest of Cape Town). No armament/weapons/attack or "Bachsteltze" activity. c) U 417 (Oblt. Wolfgang Schreiner) has not reported since putting out of Kiel. Repeated requests for a position report remained unanswered. It is possible that the boat was intercepted and destroyed by the regular air reconnaissance in the Iceland Passage. There are no further details. B-Dienst Report: a) In a letter written to Winston Churchill on 17 June, President Franklin Roosevelt expressed his conviction that General Charles de Gaulle poses "a very dangerous threat" to the Allied war. b) On 18 June, the word RADAR, from Radio Detection and Ranging, was made the official British name for the technology. RST
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06-20-23, 09:42 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Heading for Cape Town
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Sunday, 20 June 1943 - South-Atlantic - 0222 - Qu.3478GQ - 19nm south of the underwater mountain in Qu.3449GQ (31°40'S, 8°20'E) - Reached the Air Cover Zone, about 670nm off Cape Town. Cmdr.: "All hands be on the Quivive!" 1140 - Morning Dawn. 1200 - Qu.3841GQ - Days Run: 189.6nm - ↗ (24h) Total: 8221.6nm (46tg 22h) - ↗ 7926.3nm (42tg 10h 04') - ↘ 295.3nm (4tg 11h 56') Course 117°; 470cbm (2cbm in 24h); Battery 80.0%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold. SSE6/5, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 19days and 21h). 1240 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 19 days and 22h. 1928 - Qu.3894GQ - Course 119°. 2231 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 20 days and 8h. 2313 - Qu.6311GQ - Course 117°. RST
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06-21-23, 04:57 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Black May - New B.d.U.-Orders
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Monday, 21 June 1943 - West of Cape Town - 0700 - Qu.6364GQ - Diving for Torpedo Maintenance. 0705 - T=50. Beginning torpedo maintenance. 0756 - Tube I serviced (T-3/Pi39H). - Break until 0810 - 0901 - Tube V serviced (EtoFat/Pi39H). 0956 - Tube VI serviced (T-4/Pi39H). 1000 - Beginning of Trial Dive acc. B.d.U. Standing Orders No.507 & No.308. 145rpm/3kn. 1041 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. 1045 - Setting for T=20 with 96rpm. 1100 - Reception Depth. Submerged cruise. 1150 - CO₂ - Warning at 1.7%. 1200 - Qu.6369GQ - Days Run: 163.9nm - ↗ 150.2nm (19h) - ↘ 13.7nm (5h) Total: 8385.5nm (47tg 22h) - ↗ 8076.5nm (43tg 05h 04') - ↘ 309.0nm (4tg 16h 56') Course 117°; 468cbm (2cbm in 24h); Battery 68.6%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; T=20; CO₂ 1.7%. 1235 - Sunrise. 1257 - S-Tiefe. Battery 65.7%; CO₂ 1.9% 1300 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h and 2.7nm since Etmal (Total: 6h and 16.4nm). Weather and Sea unchanged. 1301 - Boat ventilated. 1305 - Charging batteries (65.7%): Stbd.-Charging, 496RPM; Port-Propulsion, 375RPM/10kn. 1555 - Qu.4172GR - Batteries charged => 2h 50min. for 34.3%. 2xSmall-Ahead/185RPM/8kn. 2221 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 21 days and 8h. 2309 - Incoming Radio Reports: O.K.W.-Report: a) Heavy air raid by the RAF on Krefeld, Ruhr. 44 terror bombers were shot down. From B.d.U.: a) Additonal Order, from 20 June: The following has been added to B.d.U. Standing Order No. 13: Life jackets are to be available to the entire crew in the air endangered areas according to para.1). b) Report from "Milkcow" U 462 Oblt. Bruno Vowe: On outbound transit was attacked and damaged by 5 Mosquito aircraft in BF 8153. One aircraft possibly shot down. One man killed (Mtr.Gfr. Ferdinand Brunnbaur) and several seriously wounded. Have begun return passage. B-Dienst Report: a) On 20 June, the RAF initiated shuttle bombing, where planes departed home fields to bomb Germany, re-armed in Africa, then bomb Italian targets en route back to Britain. The first of these raids targeted Friedrichshafen, Germany. b) On 20 June, Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9) arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, with survivors of U 118 (XB; KrvKpt. Werner Czygan), sunk on 12 June, west of the Canary Islands, by eight Avenger aircraft of USS Bogue (43 dead and 16 survivors). Task Group 21.12 was dissolved and made eligible for European-African-Middle Eastern Area Engagement Star E207. This sortie was one of six Bogue sortie's singled out in a Presidntial Unit Citation. RST
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06-23-23, 10:26 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Steamer Route Cape Town-South America
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Tuesday, 22 June 1943 - South-Atlantic - - 7th week at sea completed - 0250 - Qu.4543GR - Course 119°. 0635 - Qu.4559GR - Course 90°. Reached the Shipping Lane Cape Town - Buenos Aires - Cape Town, within the Surface Patrol Area off Cape Town. 0950 - Qu.4569GR - Course 80°. 1130 - Morning Dawn. 1200 - Qu.4648GR - Days Run: 191.7nm - ↗ 189.0nm (23h) - 2.7nm (1h) Total: 8577.2nm (48tg 22h) - ↗ 8265.5nm (44tg 04h 04') - ↘ 311.7nm (4tg 17h 56') Course 80°; 465cbm (3cbm in 24h); Battery 100%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold. SSE6/5, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 21days and 21h). 1209 - Qu.4648GR - "Surface Vessel!". Steamer bearing 93°, E=7500 (4.6nm). A large fast tanker of 9165ts, on opposite course 254°, speed 19kn. Boat going on parallel course and A.K. 1229 - Sunrise. Weather & Sea unchanged in 21days and 22h. 1230 - Broke off chase due to high speed of tanker. Returned to original course 80°; 2x245RPM/8kn. Cmdr.: Right after reaching the shipping lane, we run into a large tanker. Too bad, we were too far off for an attack and that the steamer was too fast for us to be able to maneuver into attack position. 1315 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.: Reached Steamer Route Cape Town - South America and at 1209 sighted Tanker 9165ts, on course 254°, speed 19kn, Qu.4648GR. Broke off pursuit due to high speed of tanker. Still have 4 eels and 465cbm. Weather and Sea unchanged in over 3 weeks: SSE6/5, medium swell, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb. Continue outbound transit. - RST - 1330 - Qu.4649GR - Crash dive for training. T=10 after 39 Sec. (1st Watch with Diving Officer); T=20 after 58 Sec.; A-Meter after 2min, 37 Sec. 1335 - Setting for A-20 with 96rpm. 1344 - T=20. Battery 97%; Compressed Air Supply 290Atü; CO₂ 1.1%. 1350 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 20 min. and 1.3nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged. 1353 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. 2x245RPM, 8kn. 2210 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 22 days and 8h. RST
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06-24-23, 05:57 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Boat detected west of South Africa
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Wednesday, 23 June 1943 - Off South-Africa - 0036 - Qu.5443GR top right - FuMB Detection (Magic Eye) in 62°true. Shortly after Sunderland sighted, E=5000, direct approach, machine gun fire, going to A.K. 3 bombs behind the boat. 0037 - After the fly-over, "ALARM!". At T=35, 3 bombs and at A-Meter another two. It is assessed that the boat sustained 5% hull damage (7% accumulation since leaving BDX): 7% => 93% of 230m = 213.9m safe max. diving depth). 0105 - Submerged cruise at A-20, 96rpm. 0253 - At Reception Depth. Battery 94.5%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü; CO₂ 1.3%. 0257 - Qu.5427GR - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 2h 20min. and 6.8nm. Weather and Sea unchanged; Visibility 4.8nm. 0258 - Boat ventilated. 0303 - Compressed Air Supply filled. 2xH.F. 0336 - Qu.5428GR - FuMB-Warning (no Magic Eye) in 40°true, E=15500. One minute later an airplane in 15°true, on course WSW, E=8000, crosses the boats port beam at a distance of 6200m. Boat remains surfaced. 0428 - Qu.5429GR center right - "ALARM!" for Sunderland in 303°true, E=6200, direct approach, no FuMB-Warning (also, no Magic Eye). At T=18, 3 bombs off to Stbd., and at A-10 another one - no damages. 0501 - Submerged cruise at A-20, 96rpm. 0647 - At Reception Depth. Battery 87%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü; CO₂ 1.4%. 0653 - Qu.5437GR - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 2h 25min. and 6.5nm. Weather and Sea unchanged. 0658 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. 2xH.F. 0813 - Qu.5436GR - Right after the watch change, FUMB-Warning (no Magic Eye) in 30°true, E=11000. Boat remains surfaced. 0858 - Qu.5514GR - FUMB-Warning (no Magic Eye) in 287°true, E=13500 - is located in Qu.5436 center right. 0900 - Still dark. Airplane sighted in 315°true, E=6000 on course East, passes our port beam at at distance of 4600m (doesn't seem to have radar installed). Boat remains surfaced. 1200 - Qu.5523GR - Days Run: 198.2nm - ↗ 183.6nm (18h 55') - ↘ 14.6nm (5h 05') Total: 8775.4nm (49tg 22h) - ↗ 8449.1nm (44tg 22h 59') - ↘ 326.3nm (4tg 23h 01') Course 80°; 462cbm (3cbm in 24h); Battery 87%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold. SSE6/5, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb (Weather & Sea unchanged in 22days and 21h) - Morning Dawn - 1230 - Sunrise. Weather & Sea unchanged in 22days and 22h. 1502 - Qu.5377GR bottom center - FuMB-Warning (Magic Eye), shortly after a twin-engine A/C (Avro Anson?) is sighted in 121°true, E=3600, direct approach; turning with A.K. toward the approaching airplane, machine gun fire from but no bombs. 1503 - After the fly-over "ALARM!". Just before closing the C/T-hatch, another airplane (Consolidated) is sighted in 97°true, E=6000. At T=25 about 4 Wabos to Stbd., concussions. At A-Meter another 2 Wabos - no damages. 1507 - Boat remains submerged, going on course 75°. Cmdr.: The last 10 1/2 hours we did not encounter any airplanes, and now about 38nm off Cape Town, we are attacked by two at the same time. Unfortunately, our presence is now known and this shipping lane will be closed. - to be continued -
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06-25-23, 01:13 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Boat attacked by a/c west of South Africa
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Wednesday, 23 June 1943 - Off South-Africa - - continued from 23 June, 1507 - 1533 - Submerged cruise at A-20, 96rpm. 1625 - S-Tiefe. Battery 84%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü; CO₂ 1.2%. 1628 - Surfaced after 1h 25min. and 3.9nm. Weather and Sea unchanged; Water Depth 245m. 1629 - Boat ventilated. 1632 - Qu.5378GR bottom left - FuMB-Warning in 131°true, E=13500 and at 1633 also, by Magic Eye. 1634 - Compressed Air Supply is filled, two airplanes are sighted approaching the boat, one in 131°true, E=10000 and another in 102°true, E=7000 - "ALARM!". 1636 - At A-Meter 1 bomb and again 2 at 1638 and another 2 at 1640, each time further astern - no damages. 1653 - Submerged cruise at A-20, 96rpm, on course 80°. 1741 - At Reception Depth. Battery 81.5%; Compressed Air Supply 260Atü; CO₂ 1.2%. 1744 - Surfaced from S-Tiefe after 1h 10min. and 3.2nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged; Water Depth 211m. 1750 - Boat ventilated. 2xH.F. 1757 - Compressed Air Supply filled. 1801 - Qu.5378GR center bottom right - Dinner has just been served, FuMB-Warning in 310°true, E=9000. 1802 - Magic Eye Warning in 40°true, E=11700, shortly after a airplane is sighted in 40°true, E=11600, direct approach - "ALARM!". 1805 - At A-10, 2 Wabos and at A-Meter another 2 Wabos; in due course until 1810, 3 x 2 Wabos - no damages. 1821 - At A-20, 96rpm. 1842 - Submerged cruise at Reception Depth. 2011 - S-Tiefe. Battery 77%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü; CO₂ 1.4%. 2012 - Qu.5379GR - Surfaced after 2h 10min. and 5.9nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged. 2013 - Boat ventilated. 2018 - Compressed Air Supply filled. 2020 - Charging batteries (77%): Stbd.-Charging, 496RPM; Port-Propulsion, 375RPM/11kn. 2022 - FuMB-Warning in 210°true, E=15600 (no Magic Eye). 2024 - Airplane sighted in 185°true, E=6000, on course NE. 2025 - Interrupting charging process - "ALARM!". 2028 - At A-Meter no bombs. Cmdr.: Apparently, this airplane was not equipped with radar. A bit strange that no Hunter Group has been dispatched to search for us ... I haven't quite finished my thought, when the listening room is reporting turbine screw noises approacing from the East ... - to be continued -
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06-26-23, 12:58 AM
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Hunted by ASW units - a/c shot down
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Wednesday, 23 June 1943 - Off South-Africa - - continued from 23 June, 2028 - 2049 - Sound contact warship bearing 345°, E=14500, is approaching our position at high speed. Boat is at A-20, setting for Reception Depth with 1/3-Ahead. 2057 - T=20. 2059 - S-Tiefe. Water Depth 162m, about 20nm off Cape Town. Nothing can be seen through the A-Periscope. 2106 - Adding the B-Periscope. 2109 - An airplane can be seen on opposite course West to our port beam, dropping Deterrent-Wabos and again at 2111. Rigging for Silent Running. 2113 - Retracting B-Periscope. The approaching surface vessel is identified as a Flower Corvette, passes our port beam on opposite course WSW, at a distance of 1000m. A second airplane is sighted to our stbd. beam on course West. 2118 - Retracting A-Periscope to prevent a mirroring effect in the low setting sun and going to T=18. 2121 - Wabos in the distance and at 2122 the Flower Corvette is dropping Wabos at our last diving position. This means, that the airplane at 2024 did in fact detect the boat but instead of dropping bombs, must have marked our diving position with some kind of sonar buoy and/or smoke flares, in order to setup for a surprise attack on the boat. 2126 - Wabos at our diving position. 2143 - Boat is about 19nm off Cape Town. The Corvette is still sniffing around our diving position and Wabos are continuing to be dropped in the area. The listening room is reporting a second warship contact bearing 301°, E=12800, also, approaching our position, comes into sight and is identified as a Black Swan Sloop, also heading toward our last diving position. 2158 - 13nm off Cape Town, a third sound contact is heard, bearing 339°, E=14600. 2224 - A Consolidated with a search light can be seen 1500m to our Stbd.beam on course West, is dropping Wabos 3-times at our last diving position, about 10000m astern. 2236 - Sundown. Switching B-Periscope. 2251 - Secured from Silent Running. Battery 71.5%; Compressed Air Supply 280Atü; CO₂ 1.4%. 2255 - Qu.5387GR - Surfaced after 2h 30' and 6.8nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged in 23days and 8h. Water Depth 136m. FuMB-Signal in 263°true, E=12800, which is at the diving position, suspect it originated from one of the two patrol vessels there. 2302 - Boat ventilated and Compressed Air Supply filled. Charging batteries (71.5%): Stbd.-Charging, 496RPM; Port-Propulsion, 285RPM/7kn. 2303 - Third FuMB-Warning in 255°true, E=11000 (no Magic Eye). Diving to S-Tiefe, however, boat is sinking to T=20. Sound contact with the two patrol vessels at our last diving position, the third sound contact was therefore a airplane. 2308 - Wabos are continued to being dropped at our last diving position. 2310 - Back to S-Tiefe, a Consolidated on course East 1500m to our Stbd. beam (suspect the same A/C returning to Cape Town). Nothing else can be seen. 2318 - Surfaced after 15' and 0.7nm. Water Depth 124m. Getting closer to land, wind and sea are subsiding: SSE4/3, clear, visibility 4-5nm, >1000mb. 2320 - Charging batteries (71.5%): Stbd.-Charging, 496RPM; Port-Propulsion, 285RPM/7kn. 2330 - Batteries charged to 75% (10min. for 3.5%). 2344 - An Armed Trawler is protecting the harbor entry, bearing 317°, E=8400, on course ENE, slow speed. Reducing own speed to Port, 185RPM/5kn. 2349 - Qu.5387GR - Water Depth 100m - After somewhat of a quite spell, a Liberator appears without prior warning in 30°true, E=4700, direct approach, search light. Both Flak guns manned. The A/C drops bombs behind the boat - no damage. After the fly-over, our Flak shoots down the Liberator. However, none of the patrol vessels react to it. Boat remains surfaced and Flak guns manned. Loud explosions and fires can be seen and heard in and around Cape Town harbor. RST
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